Player welfare concerns raised again

The issue of player welfare is again raising it’s head in the GAA.

It comes as many of Tipp’s inter-county players are playing league, as well as college Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cup games.

Kerry’s David Clifford – in his first year of college in Tralee IT, played 3 games in 7 days, resulting in a hamstring injury.

While Clare footballer Ciaran Russell played 6 games in 12 days – but fatigue took hold during the final game and he was taken off at half time.

Damien Lawlor, selector with the Tipp U20’s, says he doesn’t want what happened to these players to happen to his…