'Players' call' to drop Boyle and Diggins, says Molumphy

LEFT OUT: Padraig Boyle of Kerry.

Kerry hurling boss Stephen Molumphy revealed that it was “the players’ call” to drop Padraig Boyle and Jason Diggins for their Joe McDonagh Cup opener against Down.

Both Ballyduff's Boyle and Causeway's Diggins were left out of the panel that traveled to the Ballycran venue. It is believed that both players' infractions of team rules were the cause of their exclusion.