Walkovers may force football format change in Waterford

Waterford GAA chairman Paddy Joe Ryan believes a knockout county championship format will have to be considered following the two walkovers which have blighted the Waterford SFC.

Ballinacourty were due to play Gaultier in Group C of the Waterford SFC on Sunday, but the latter were unable to field as they had only 13 players available. Also in that group, the weekend before last, Brickey Rangers’ inability to get 15 men on the field meant they were forced to award the points to An Rinn.