IRFU faces legal threat in player eligibility row

THE IRFU has been threatened with High Court action by Young Munster if the issue of eligibility of Dolphin player Andrew O’Driscoll is not investigated by a tribunal.

The club denied it was withdrawing its objection to O’Driscoll lining out for Dolphin against Bective on April 29 last, a game in which the Cork club secured promotion to the All-Ireland League Division One.

An AIL committee dismissed Young Munster’s objection on two counts — that a club cannot object to a game they’ve not been involved in and also that they were outside the time limit to make such an objection. Both decisions were in accordance with AIL regulations.