County board recommend player's expulsion following ref attack
Ten footballers have been punished following the incident, which took place at the end of the Antrim Under-21 Football Championship
1.04pm, 9 Nov 2011
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THE ANTRIM COUNTY board have recommended that the GAA expel a St Mary’s Rasharkin player, two club members and a member of the team’s coaching staff, following an alleged attack on a referee last month.
The incident is said to have occurred at the end of a match between St Mary’s Rasharkin and Lamh Dhearg in the Antrim U-21 Football Championship.
RTÉ Sport reports that neither the referee nor his linesman, who was also attacked, were seriously harmed as a result of the incident.
All St Mary’s Rasharkin teams above minor level have since been suspended for a year.
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Nine of the other team members have also been punished with suspensions of varying length.
The GAA, meanwhile, have yet to comment on this matter.
County board recommend player's expulsion following ref attack
THE ANTRIM COUNTY board have recommended that the GAA expel a St Mary’s Rasharkin player, two club members and a member of the team’s coaching staff, following an alleged attack on a referee last month.
The incident is said to have occurred at the end of a match between St Mary’s Rasharkin and Lamh Dhearg in the Antrim U-21 Football Championship.
RTÉ Sport reports that neither the referee nor his linesman, who was also attacked, were seriously harmed as a result of the incident.
All St Mary’s Rasharkin teams above minor level have since been suspended for a year.
Nine of the other team members have also been punished with suspensions of varying length.
The GAA, meanwhile, have yet to comment on this matter.
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Antrim County Board GAA Lamh Dhearg Punishment St Mary's Rasharkin Under-21