Skorts row a 'career low' says Dublin camogie star
Dublin captain Aisling Maher said she was "sick of being forced to wear a skort that is uncomfortable and unfit for purpose"
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An ongoing battle by camogie players over the right to wear shorts came to a head on Saturday when the Kilkenny and Dublin teams were forced to change into skorts before their Leinster Championship semi-final could go ahead.
The rules governing playing gear for camogie, the women's equivalent of hurling, state that it must include skirt, skort - a pair of shorts with an overlapping fabric which resembles a skirt covering the front - or a divided skirt.
This is in contrast to women's gaelic football where shorts are allowed.
"Career low for me today when 60 plus players ready to play a championship game in shorts are told their match will be abandoned if every player doesn't change into skorts," Dublin captain Aisling Maher posted on social media.
Camogie is governed by the Camogie Association of Ireland, closely linked to the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and another challenge to the rule cannot be brought until 2027 after two motions were defeated at the sport's annual congress last year.
Kilkenny and Dublin took to the field at Blanchardstown wearing shorts, a decision both teams had agreed on as a form of protest against the rule, but were told by the referee that the game would be abandoned if the players did not change.
The protest came after a Gaelic Players Association (GPA) survey released last week found that 70% of players surveyed had experienced discomfort while wearing a skort, while 83% said they should have a choice between skorts and shorts.