Another fine mess
Clare defeated Derry handsomely this afternoon in their final group game of the All-Ireland series which left the Camogie Association in a rather unusual position.
You may have heard during the week that if Clare did win, then because they and Dublin drew their head-to-head game 1-8 each, and both sides finished level on points in the table, a simple coin toss would decide who’d be in the All-Ireland Q-finals.
Yup, heads or tails to decide if a team that has been training since probably before Christmas would have their season prolonged, or have it end in a dressing room by a simple calls of heads or harps
The decision was roundly criticised ahead of today’s game, and when Clare beat their Ulster opponents by 4-19 to 1-6 it seemed that both sides would have to get ready to make the biggest decision of their seasons.
Only it didn’t happen.
Well not today at least.
The coin toss has been deferred with various reports suggesting that both counties lodged complaints to the Camogie Association about the way their championship fate was going to be decided.
The draw for the Quarter Final spot has been deferred. @ClareFM
— OfficialClareCamogie (@ClareCamogie) July 26, 2015
Breaking: #CoinToss has been postponed
— Páraic McMahon (@thepmanofficial) July 26, 2015
Both @CamogieDublin & @ClareCamogie lodged complaints re: the coin toss. #offtheball #coingate #gaa
— Off The Ball (@offtheball) July 26, 2015
In the official match report sent out by the Camogie Association this evening it has now been confirmed that the coin-toss has been deferred because of an appeal from both sides.
“The draw to determine the final qualifier from Group 2 of the Liberty Insurance senior camogie championship has been deferred on foot of appeals lodged by both Dublin and Clare.”
The delay would suggest that there may be a change of heart from Croke Park while a play-off between the two counties would appear to be the simplest of solutions.
