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I wonder if ballycastle broke any underage rules this year? Heard they had an u11 playing u15

Hadn't heard about that one but if it is true then two wrongs don't make a right👍
Any idea of who the U11 player is for BC ?
Jack McC is the player for Lgiel who was / is ineligible for their U20s
I would expect CCC to implement the rules and sanction Ballycastle U15 manager and club accordingly.
Should be very easy to check as all players are registered with DOB and team sheets submitted etc.

Will await the decision with baited breathe from CCC

This takes the bloody biscuit.

Over on the football everyone (mostly) is commending PG1 for taking a pragmatic approach and not appealing a cockup not of their doing, which ultimately puts them out of a fb final. Yet here we have 2 children whinging over an U16 player beating an U20 team in a final. FFS catch a bloody grip

The football scenario is different as both teams played by the same rule ( whether that was right or wrong was what was being questioned)
Here one team broke the age grading rules ( in U20s for Lgiel and possibly in U15s for BC) so a lot  different from the PG issue.
Those age boundaries are there to protect children and are there for a reason.
Wouldn't have been a laughing matter if this young boy in question who was 15 at the start of the year had been injured by a 20 year old man.

CCC need to step up and action this or next years underage tournaments will be carnage
Maybe Ulster need to ensure Antrim maintain the rules ?

Funny enough you weren't as concerned for Conail elliots health when bc played dunloy in the group stages , he is also u16 but I'm guessing since yous won it's not a big deal

Again many wrongs don't make a right - just because Dunloy did doesn't make Lgeil and or BC right in doing so either .

Looks like a lot of clubs , managers , secretaries and possibly chairs will be in trouble with Antrim CCC and receiving bans
You would also have to question what checks Antrim have in place to ensure the integrity of their  underage games.
Ulster will be all over this now :-)
They post often about player welfare but it is appearing to be only lip service

I wonder if ballycastle broke any underage rules this year? Heard they had an u11 playing u15

Hadn't heard about that one but if it is true then two wrongs don't make a right👍
Any idea of who the U11 player is for BC ?
Jack McC is the player for Lgiel who was / is ineligible for their U20s
I would expect CCC to implement the rules and sanction Ballycastle U15 manager and club accordingly.
Should be very easy to check as all players are registered with DOB and team sheets submitted etc.

Will await the decision with baited breathe from CCC

This takes the bloody biscuit.

Over on the football everyone (mostly) is commending PG1 for taking a pragmatic approach and not appealing a cockup not of their doing, which ultimately puts them out of a fb final. Yet here we have 2 children whinging over an U16 player beating an U20 team in a final. FFS catch a bloody grip

The football scenario is different as both teams played by the same rule ( whether that was right or wrong was what was being questioned)
Here one team broke the age grading rules ( in U20s for Lgiel and possibly in U15s for BC) so a lot  different from the PG issue.
Those age boundaries are there to protect children and are there for a reason.
Wouldn't have been a laughing matter if this young boy in question who was 15 at the start of the year had been injured by a 20 year old man.

CCC need to step up and action this or next years underage tournaments will be carnage
Maybe Ulster need to ensure Antrim maintain the rules ?

I wonder if ballycastle broke any underage rules this year? Heard they had an u11 playing u15

Hadn't heard about that one but if it is true then two wrongs don't make a right👍
Any idea of who the U11 player is for BC ?
Jack McC is the player for Lgiel who was / is ineligible for their U20s
I would expect CCC to implement the rules and sanction Ballycastle U15 manager and club accordingly.
Should be very easy to check as all players are registered with DOB and team sheets submitted etc.

Will await the decision with baited breathe from CCC

Your saying ineligible as if we brought on a 25 year old 3 time senior all star, it was a 16 year old who was on the field for 10 mins in an u20 game , quite a big difference in someone being too young than too old , have to ask yourself if loughguile would of stooped this low after losing  ,  also the county board never informed us before hand that an u16 was ineligible .it says on the official gaa rules that at under 20 grade , a player who is 4 years younger is ok to play

Thanks Rian for confirming your club broke the rules - designed for child and  underage player protection /welfare , it is refreshingly honest of you.👍.
It is up to your club secretary to ensure you are compliant and for CCC to enforce those rules.   

Yep Ballycastle lost the game on the day , no question  about that but didn't that  ineligible player score a goal and was maybe on field when other 2 were scored so also involved???
Would the end result been the same if he hadn't played , maybe or maybe not but that is not the point.
Also should you have been in the final if the rules had been broken at your previous game against Dunloy , not sure if Jack played in that too.
BTW not the young lads fault and he is a talented hurler and will be involved in many a final going forward I'm sure.
There are competition rules laid out for our game and we just can't make them up or change them as we feel.
Also other clubs may have competed at U20 if they could have followed suit both in the A and B grades and played younger ineligible players.

Loughgiel wom the under 20s today up in Armoy in a scrappy but enjoyable match. Some bad wides on both sides. Loughgiel got 3 goals in the last quarter to win it,

Very tense game and a terrible pitch , Armoy was like a bog
Ballycastle definitely knocking on the door with this bunch of lads only losing 2 from playing panel for next year .
It will be once again nip and tuck between them and Loughgiel - will be an interesting one to keep an eye on .
Also should be good for County U20's if we decide to take the competition seriously and select stronger panel including your A  grade club players 

It will be interesting to see if Loughgiel are sanctioned by CCC for playing Jack McCloskey - ineligible due to age being 1st year of Minor
Knowing how the county work they'll get away with it though - one rule for one as they saying goes (Remember nothing happened to them when they attacked Skinny and his umpires a couple of years back  at U16 league final)

Short memory, minor final last year between Loughguile and Ballycastle , 2 bc men jumped the wire and punched a player and selector , nothing was done about this , must have different rules than the rest 😂

From memory 1 McQuillan player and  1 Loughgiel player got sent off for the skirmish.
TC also lost his way because his glasses got mislaid but couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
Was the mentor assaulting an underage player at the time so maybe some community  spirit bubbled over.and gave him a little friendly man to man reminder 😉

The mentor was giving first aid to an Injured lg player and got punched by someone who had no reason to be on the field  , all on video aswell

Video - is that VHS or Betamax from the land time forgot🤣🤣🤣🤣
There is also some footage of some low life spitting on / at a team celebrating before the attack on a helpless women umpire
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But getting back to the 1st Question  - will the CCC sanction Lgiel  for breaking the rules and playing an ineligible player ?

Loughgiel wom the under 20s today up in Armoy in a scrappy but enjoyable match. Some bad wides on both sides. Loughgiel got 3 goals in the last quarter to win it,

Very tense game and a terrible pitch , Armoy was like a bog
Ballycastle definitely knocking on the door with this bunch of lads only losing 2 from playing panel for next year .
It will be once again nip and tuck between them and Loughgiel - will be an interesting one to keep an eye on .
Also should be good for County U20's if we decide to take the competition seriously and select stronger panel including your A  grade club players 

It will be interesting to see if Loughgiel are sanctioned by CCC for playing Jack McCloskey - ineligible due to age being 1st year of Minor
Knowing how the county work they'll get away with it though - one rule for one as they saying goes (Remember nothing happened to them when they attacked Skinny and his umpires a couple of years back  at U16 league final)

Short memory, minor final last year between Loughguile and Ballycastle , 2 bc men jumped the wire and punched a player and selector , nothing was done about this , must have different rules than the rest 😂

From memory 1 McQuillan player and  1 Loughgiel player got sent off for the skirmish.
TC also lost his way because his glasses got mislaid but couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
Was the mentor possibly assaulting an underage player at the time ??
so maybe some community  spirit bubbled over.and gave him a little friendly man to man reminder 😉

Loughgiel wom the under 20s today up in Armoy in a scrappy but enjoyable match. Some bad wides on both sides. Loughgiel got 3 goals in the last quarter to win it,

Very tense game and a terrible pitch , Armoy was like a bog
Ballycastle definitely knocking on the door with this bunch of lads only losing 2 from playing panel for next year .
It will be once again nip and tuck between them and Loughgiel - will be an interesting one to keep an eye on .
Also should be good for County U20's if we decide to take the competition seriously and select stronger panel including your A  grade club players 

It will be interesting to see if Loughgiel are sanctioned by CCC for playing Jack McCloskey - ineligible due to age being 1st year of Minor
Knowing how the county work they'll get away with it though - one rule for one as they saying goes (Remember nothing happened to them when they attacked Skinny and his umpires a couple of years back  at U16 league final)

I see St Pauls won the Under 20 b competition. Well done them a junior championship last year and under 20 this year. Mini revival underway for St Pauls hurlers

Good too see both teams fielding U20's and having and high scoring game can only help their senior squads..
Glenarm have benefited from Glenariffe developing their underage players where as Glenariffe couldn't field at U20's as lots of players had returned to their home club. They need to be careful otherwise they will only be known as a collect all for underage .
Saying that that might have been able to field if the broke the rules like it appears Loughgiel have done by fielding ineligible players