Armagh and Galway's request to move game to Croke Park rejected

REQUEST DENIED: The Central Competitions Control Committee have turned down a request from Armagh and Galway to move their Sam Maguire Cup Group 2 game to Croke Park on Sunday week. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The Central Competitions Control Committee have turned down a request from Armagh and Galway to move their Sam Maguire Cup Group 2 game to Croke Park on Sunday week.

For a number of reasons, the counties’ application to switch the game from Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon was rejected. With both teams having qualified for the knock-out stages, the fixtures body maintain the Leitrim venue is suitable for the game, which has a 4pm throw-in.