The Ulster Club Senior Football Championship semi-final between Newbridge and Scotstown has been abandoned at half-time due to ‘player safety concerns’.
The pitch at Healy Park struggled with heavy rain throughout the day with obvious puddles and muck patches clear to be seen, prompting Cavan official Joe McQuillan to abandon the game after a half-time pitch inspection with Scotstown leading 1-4 to 0-3.
Ulster GAA president Michael Geoghegan backed the call and confirmed that a decision on the re-fixture would be made on Sunday evening.
“Disappointed, but I mean it’s the referee’s call and it’s the correct call when you see the conditions of the pitch,” Geoghegan told BBC Sport NI.
“Health and safety of the players is the first and most important thing in any of our games and that was the referee’s concern that it wasn’t safe to play that game in the second half.
“We regret the game had to be called off, but I mean safety is paramount to everybody here, both spectators and players. Again, it’s the referee’s decision, he made that decision, he’s the most experienced referee in the country we 100% back his decision.
“There’ll be an emergency meeting of the Ulster Council Competition Committee tonight [Sunday], we’ll re-fix this game and hopefully it’ll be next weekend, but that’s a call for CCC to make tonight.”
