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Down
Man on McCague's review committee - 03/11/02
GAA President Sean McCague has set up
a sub-committee to review a number of the association's
rules in an effort to prevent further controversies such
as the ones that blighted the games this year.
A number
of cases this year highlighted the lack of consistency with
implementing certain rules. Incidents such as the Munster
football final in which Cork used one sub too many against
Tipperary and the An Ghaeltacht affair in Kerry have all
brought heavy criticism upon the GAA.
Even now Dublin club
Na Fianna are in the middle of appealing their suspension
from the county championship after they were found to have
used an extra sub. McCague is hoping that the sub-committee
can prevent such cases arising in the future.
The panel
will also review Rule 41, which deals with playing in America
and then report to the GAA's Ard Comhairle early in 2003,
so that any proposals for rule changes can be put before
Congress.
The members of the sub-committee are Padraic Duffy, chairman
of the GAC / Frank Burke, chairman of the Galway County
Board / Dan McCartan, chairman of the National Referees'
Committee (Down) / Frank Murphy, secretary of the Cork
County Board / James Nallen, Mayo senior footballer.
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