A letter signed by referee Paddy Russell to GAA chiefs in Croke Park has outlined how close he came to abandoning the recent NFL match in Omagh between Dublin and Tyrone. In his letter, he describes the NFL clash between the two teams in Omagh as "the most disappointing and upsetting of my years of refereeing. The referee goes onto say how, after a mass brawl broke out " I seriously considered calling off the match but as tempers were at a very high level, I decided it may actually be better to try to continue and restore order rather than leaving both teams together in the field." Tweet

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