Jim Gavin has urged the GAA to review its winter training ban.

Despite being relaxed two years ago, the ban will still prevent Gavin's Dublin team from resuming collective training until December, meaning they needed special dispensation in order to play in the #GameForAnto on November 15 against an Ulster selection at Ravenhill, or Kingspan Stadium as it has recently been renamed.

"I'm not in favour of Croke Park putting bans on teams, I don't think it's right," he said at the launch of the historic game in aid of former Antrim captain Anto Finnegan's deterMND Trust.

"I think, almost without exception, inter-county managers at the elite level have a very good working knowledge of sports science, and certainly my players will have their own individual programmes with their county and with their clubs.

"We won't go back collectively regardless of any restrictions on collective training until December. It just happens that this game will be part of our close season, so we're just delighted to get the chance to come to Antrim to play this game."

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