Cork opposes Super 8 plan and backs CPA bid for recognition

Cork will oppose the All-Ireland SFC ‘Super 8’ proposal at this weekend’s GAA Annual Congress in Croke Park, but will back the Club Players’ Association’s request for official recognition.

Last night’s county board meeting at Nemo Rangers debated the motions which will be voted on at congress, but Cork’s opposition to GAA Director General Páraic Duffy’s plan for the All-Ireland quarter-finals to be replaced by two round-robin groups of four had been flagged as far back as October.

On that occasion, county chairman Ger Lane had stated that, if the change came in, realistically the Cork County Championships would be unable to start until August, and there was no contrary view put forward last night.