Referees will be allowed retake fitness tests

Inter-county referees who failed fitness tests earlier this month will get an opportunity to retake them, the GAA have confirmed.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner last Friday, four-time All-Ireland final referee Brian Gavin claimed a number of top match officials did not reach the required level on the annual pre-season bleep test.

GAA national match officials manager Pat Doherty confirmed there were a number of officials who failed the examination.