Watch: minor player is ganged up on in Cork brawl
October 24, 2018
A brawl breaks out during the Cork Premier 2 county minor football final between St Finbarr's and Kilshannig in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Another day, another GAA brawl...
Video footage of a brawl in which several players ganged up on a single player from the opposing team has sent shockwaves throughout the GAA.
Coming just a day after the melee which marred the Kerry SFC semi-final replay between East Kerry and Dingle, the latest brawl broke out during Monday night’s Cork Premier 2 county minor football final in Páirc Uí Rinn between St Finbarr's and Kilshannig.
The shocking footage shows the Kilshannig full forward trying to fight off up to half a a dozen St Finbarr's players along the sideline. And to be fair to him, he makes a good fist of it!
Five players were sent off on straight red cards by referee Dave Murnane - Wayne Flood, Jack O’Kelly and Jamie Linehan from St Finbarr's, and Bill Curtin and Conor McMahon from Kilshannig.
Kilshannig prevailed on a 2-15 to 1-11 scoreline, but their victory was marred by the violent scenes which is likely to result in suspensions and fines for both clubs.
TweetDisgraceful & violent scenes in club football. This eg from Minor B C’ship in Cork. @tarlynch43 @Woolberto @ConanDoherty @EwanMacKenna @johnjazzharan
— Sean O Dalaigh (@seandaly274) October 23, 2018
Both teams are a disgrace to @UlsterGAA football. You only ever see this behaviour from the “Nordie teams”🤷♂️🤔.
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