The Meath Division 1 Camogie League tie between Killyon and Blackhall Gaels on Thursday was abandoned after the visiting team refused the referee's request to wear skorts.

Blackhall Gaels, winners of Division 2 last year, wore shorts for the game which was due to throw in at 7.45pm. The official gave the away team 15 minutes to change into skorts and when they did not, the match was cancelled.

The protest follows on a huge protest against the Camogie Association’s rule that skorts must be worn in games.

Dublin County Board have said their games will not be cancelled if teams were shorts but Meath Camogie in a statement yesterday said that the current rules must be respected until a Special Camogie Congress is held later this month.

“Following this morning’s statement from the Camogie Association regarding the upcoming Special Congress in two weeks – which will consider allowing players the choice to wear either skorts or shorts during matches, the Meath Camogie Executive is aware that some clubs are considering wearing shorts in upcoming games,” said the Meath camogie statement.

“Meath Camogie fully supports the players right to protest. In fact, Meath tabled a motion at the 2024 Congress to allow this very change, however, the motion was unfortunately defeated at that time.

“That said, until the Special Congress takes place and any potential rule changes are formally adopted, the current playing rules of Camogie remain in effect. We ask all teams to respect these rules in the meantime.

“We also ask players and team mentors to respect our referees, who are obliged to uphold and enforce the current rules during all matches.”

That stance from Meath Camogie led to last night’s game being abandoned.

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