48-week ban for spectator who racially abused Lee Chin

Kilkenny refs are considering withdrawing their services in support of a match official who received a threatening letter, meanwhile.

The challenge game against Tipperary was abandoned after the abuse of Wexford's Lee Chin. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The individual who racially abused Wexford captain Lee Chin during the county's challenge game against Tipperary in Carrick-on-Suir earlier this month has been issued a 48-week suspension.

The Irish Examiner understands the proposed sanction was earlier this week handed down to the spectator who levelled comments at Chin following a heated moment among players towards the end of the second half on April 8.