CPA proposes summer free of club championship

The Club Players Association (CPA) are today expected to unveil a calendar fixtures plan with no club championship games scheduled in the months of June, July, and August.

The proposals, which they have discussed with the GAA, are aimed at providing club players with more certainty about when their most important fixtures will take place.

At a press conference this morning, they will also underline their support for a club-only April and recommend that the National Leagues are concluded by the end of March as well as finishing the All-Ireland club championships by the end of November to facilitate a calendar year season. December would be considered a closed season month.