Further twist in Mayo quarter-final replay saga after replay ordered
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Kiltane and Islandeady clashed in the Intermediate Championship in a game which has since become mired in controversy
The controversy surrounding last weekend’s Intermediate Championship quarter-final between Kiltane and Islandeady is set to rumble on, in spite of the decision of Mayo GAA to order a replay.
The result has been mired in confusion in recent days, in the wake of Kiltane’s victory in Bangor Erris following a gripping extra-time encounter.
The hosts were down to 13 men at the end of drawn regulation time after referee Frank Flynn dismissed both Mikie Sweeney and Mikey Conroy for second bookable offences.
Kiltane trailed late on, but orange flags from Levi Barrett and Peter Collins ensured that two periods of extra time would ensue.
Kiltane emerged onto the park with 15 players, but the rulebook states that sendings-off now carry over to extra time.
Rule 2.5 (i) of the Official GAA Rule Book states that ‘A player ordered off in any circumstance in normal time, may not play in extra time and may not be replaced.’
Sendings-off in normal time were not valid in extra time up until 2024, when the rule was altered at that year’s GAA congress.
Islandeady appealed the result on the basis of this ruling. Earlier today, we reported that a replay had been ordered, which is due to take place in Parke at 3pm on Sunday, October 4.
However, in a fresh twist to the tale, The Mayo News understands that Kiltane are considering launching an appeal against the decision by the Mayo CCC to stage the fixture in Parke, given the fact that they had earned a home quarter-final by topping their group in the Group Stages.
Any appeal on the venue will go to the Connacht Hearings Committee, which could take place as late as Friday.