Louth manager Peter Fitzpatrick is adamant that the O'Byrne Cup final should be replayed.

The Wee County were beaten by a point by DCU in Sunday's decider after Meath official Joe Curley blew the game up early. Fitzpatrick insists that rules are rules and that the game should be played again in the interest of fair play:

"The rules are the rules. He [the referee] was penalising lads all afternoon for illegal handpassing.

"I approached him after the game and he said 'I played two minutes' but when I told him he blew it up when the ball was in play, he stopped. I think he knew then that he had made a mistake.

"The GAA are using TV to give lads red cards, so if they play by the rules they will replay the game." Tweet

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