Charleville and Douglas must explain part in 'nasty' brawl

Cork GAA executives have invited Charleville and Douglas GAA clubs to explain their respective parts in the disgraceful brawl that marred last Saturday's Cork Co U21 hurling championship tie in Fermoy.

Referee Patrick O'Driscoll abandoned the game after 42 minutes when players and mentors become embroiled in what eyewitnesses described as a "very nasty" series of sideline flashpoints, with one Douglas player hospitalised as a result of the fracas.