GAA Playing Rules Update | July 2020

Introduction  

 
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2. Mark (Football Only) 

3. Sin Bin (Football Only)

4. Sideline Official (Football & Hurling) 

To clarify and to emphasise again the situation regarding Challenge Games at all levels and in both Football and Hurling.

 At present in the Six Counties Challenge Games are not permitted before July 17th, that is the situation as of this morning.

Clubs from the Six Counties can however play a Challenge game in the 26 Counties, so in effect for example any Down Team could go an play any Louth Team as long as the game takes place in the 26 Counties. 

Last weekend only one Challenge game involving a Down Club was officially sanctioned as that Club had completed the paperwork and played a Club on Friday night in County Louth. 

The arranging of unofficial Challenge Games is in breech of Rule 6.41 and carries with-it a penalty of a €100.00 fine and the possible greater penalty that your team are not covered under the Player Injury Scheme.

The link for Challenge Game applications is below This same form can be used for all challenge matches regardless of age-grade, code, level or where your opponent is from.  ​

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The form is designed to only accept responses from users using an official GAA Email Account. ​

www.downgaa.net/challenge-games

2020 is a milestone year for the Poc Fada na hÉireann as it marks the 60th anniversary of the first ever Poc Fada tournament and also Martin Donnelly's 25th year as sponsor.

The National Executive of Poc Fada na hÉireann and proud sponsors MD Sports have confirmed that the 2020 All-Ireland Poc Fada finals will take place at the Cooley Mountains on Saturday, 5 September.

There have been some changes to this year's Poc Fada events due to Covid-19 restrictions as no senior competitions at county or provincial level will be held. A decision has also been taken to cancel all 2020 U16 competitions.

The list of players who are taking part in the 2020 All-Ireland Poc Fada finals will be released in the coming weeks.

Offaly's Cillian Kiely is the reigning All-Ireland Senior Poc Fada champion having won back-to-back titles in 2019.

Former Louth hurler Damien Callan was the first winner of the long puck competition in 1960 while ex-Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins has claimed the silverware a record nine times.

Extra Time - Down GAA Newsletter - 4th July 2020

This week’s edition of Extra Time can be download in PDF Format by Clicking here

CCC have released the dates and fixtures for the O Neills All County Football League Competition for 2020. 

You will see from the fixtures that where Teams have a bye in Division One and Two, CCC have arranged a fixture for the two teams to allow everyone to thus have 3 games leading into the Championship, no points can be awarded in the competition for the games involving Teams who would have had a bye, the game will though be regarded as an Official Fixture and Referees will be appointed. 

We are unable to do similar in Division 3 as there are 11 Teams in the Division six in section A and five in Section B, so unfortunately the team with the bye in section B will not have a fixture that week.

Click here for PDF version of ACFL Div 1 - 4 Fixtures

SAVE THE DATES

Saturday 17/Sunday 18 October
Allianz FL Division 3 round 6
Down v Leitrim, Pairc Esler

Allianz HL Division 2B final
Down v Derry

Saturday 24/Sunday 25 October
Allianz FL Division 3 round 7
Louth v Down, Drogheda

Christy Ring Cup quarter-final
Down v London

Friday 23/Saturday 24/Sunday 25 October
Ulster MFC quarter-final
Fermanagh v Down, Brewster Park

Saturday 31 October/Sunday 1 November
Christy Ring Cup semi-finals
Quarter-final winner v quarter-final winner

Christy Ring Cup relegation semi-finals
Quarter-final loser v quarter-final loser

Saturday 7/Sunday 8 November
Ulster SFC quarter-finals
Fermanagh v Down

Christy Ring Cup relegation final
Relegation semi-final loser v relegation semi-final loser

Saturday 14/Sunday 15 November
Ulster SFC semi-finals
Fermanagh/Down v Monaghan/Cavan/Antrim

Christy Ring Cup final
Semi-final winner v semi-final winner

Sunday 22 November
Ulster SFC final
Donegal/Tyrone/Derry/Armagh v Fermanagh/Down/Monaghan/Cavan/Antrim

Saturday 28/Sunday 29 November
All-Ireland MFC semi-finals
Leinster winner v Ulster winner

Saturday 5 December
All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Leinster winner v Ulster winner

Sunday 6 December
All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Connacht winner v Munster winner

Saturday 5/Sunday 6 December
All-Ireland MFC final
Semi-final winner v semi-final winner

Sunday 13 December
All-Ireland SHC final
Semi-final winner v semi-final winner


Saturday 19 December
All-Ireland SFC final
Semi-final winner v semi-final winner

Click here for PDF version of Extra Time - 28th June 2020