We wish him a speedy recovery.
Tipperary selector Shane Stapleton was taken to hospital after hitting his head on concrete following a clash with Clare’s Jamie Malone during the Division 2 football fixture at Cusack Park.
Stapleton was allegedly pushed by Malone during the second-half of the match and received attention from medical staff before being taken away in an ambulance.
Tipp selector Shane Stapleton to be taken to hospital after hitting his head off the ground when in an altercation with the Clare player which resulted the red card.@NenaghGuardian
— Shane Brophy (@BrophShane) February 11, 2018
Stapleton got back to his feet following the incident but was said to have felt unwell shortly after. Malone was sent off as a result.
The game finished level, 0-11 to 0-11, and Clare finished with 13 men as Eoin Cleary was black-carded at the end, while Tipperary’s Josh Keane was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Conor Sweeney’s fifth free of the afternoon had Tipperary a point ahead but Keelan Sexton scored from a placed-ball to ensure the encounter in Ennis ended in a draw.
After the Clare v Tipperary NFL game in Ennis, Tipp manager Liam Kearns expressed his 'disappointment' at how long it took an ambulance to arrive and bring selector, Shane Stapleton, to hospital. Very surprising that an ambulance wasn't stationed there for the entire game?
— Peter O'Connell (@peterdoconnell1) February 11, 2018
We all hope Shane Stapleton will be OK but we'll keep our fingers crossed for him! @goldenstapo mind yourself pal and we are all thinking about you! things like that put sport into perspective and @TippfootballGAA is here for you !! 💙💛 @TippFMSport
— Kevin Hanly (@kevinhanly32) February 11, 2018
