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Wexford officials make no comment on junior disorder

Wexford officials are making no comment on the outbreak of disorder at Sunday's junior football championship semi-final between…

By SEAN MORAN
Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00

Wexford officials are making no comment on the outbreak of disorder at Sunday's junior football championship semi-final between Marshalstown and Blackwater in Enniscorthy. The match degenerated into a free-for-all in the closing five minutes after Marshalstown scored a goal to seal their victory.

Players and mentors crowded on to the pitch between the 20-metre and 45-metre lines following an off-the-ball incident, with an estimated 50 supporters joining in the fracas.

"We won't be making any decisions in relation to what happened until we have the referee's report," said Pat Murphy, the Wexford County Board PRO. "We don't know how bad the incidents were because most officials would have been making their way to New Ross for the senior final."

A fixtures meeting of the county board was held last night but no action was envisaged in advance of the arrival of inter-county referee Tomas Quigley's report. This is understood to have been posted yesterday and should be officially with the authorities at some time today. Marshalstown won the game 1-6 to 0-3.

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