All-Ireland senior hurling preliminary quarter-final to continue

RETAINED: The All-Ireland senior hurling preliminary quarter-finals will be retained after a motion to disband them was rejected by Special Congress delegates this afternoon. Pic:  Ben McShane/Sportsfile

The All-Ireland senior hurling preliminary quarter-finals will be retained after a motion to disband them was rejected by Special Congress delegates this afternoon.

Despite opposition being expressed by counties on a recent roadshow to the last-six games between the second and third-placed provincial teams and the Joe McDonagh Cup finalists continuing, there wasn’t sufficient support for the proposal.