Tyrone bid to protect ‘crucial’ U21 championship

Tyrone will oppose proposals to scrap the Under-21 Championship, county chair Roisin Jordan said last night.

She told delegates at county convention in Garvaghey that the competition is crucial to the transition of players from minor to senior inter-county squads.

Last month, a discussion paper released by the GAA proposed a number of major changes to competition structures, including the scrapping of the U21 grade in football.