Replying To GreenandRed:  "Practise for what ? It was a test match. Look it up."

Replying To ormondbannerman:  "Not likely in my own county. The minor and u-21 championships don't overlap and a good u-17 player will rarely play true senior football anyway. Lads not getting enough football is more of an issue at this grade, especially during the summer months. You'll find that it is much harder to get u-17s out training with their club if they know that they won't see a minute of football. this is particular a problem for small clubs who are amalgamated at underage level. A lot of lads who are minor and training with the seniors tend to improve exponentially at his point, at least in my own club. Bosco1937 (Longford) - Posts:182 - 18/02/2017 19:46:50If u17s cant play adult then to get them enough games be that hurling or football you simply change the under 17 competitions to provide teams with more games. They can still train with senior/adult teams but simply not play games. this isn't an issue. If it isn't an issue in rugby which has significant less players and you cant play adult rugby until you are 18 then it shouldn't be an issue for the GAA and having to be 17"