Ashling: We'll be Rebel county!

Camogie ace vows Cork won't wear skorts in Munster Final

- BY DANNY DE VAAL and LOUISE BURNE Political Correspondent

CAMOGIE ace Ashling Thompson insisted Cork will wear shorts in a crunch final as the rebellion against skorts ramps up.

Camogie Association rules insist on players wearing skorts, a skirt with a pair of integral shorts hidden underneath, during games.

But many maintain the garment is uncomfortable and deter girls from taking up the sport.

Over the weekend, a Leinster senior semi-final match between Dublin and Kilkenny was almost called off after players wore shorts as a protest.

Now Cork players will refuse to comply with the dress code in Saturday's Munster senior camogie final.

The All-Ireland champions are due to play Waterford in The Ragg, Co Tipperary.

And Thompson insists they won't back down even if it risks the game being abandoned.

The six-time All-Ireland winner said: "What we're going to do is wear shorts and if we're asked to return to the dressing room we won't.

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"If that means abandoning the game and handing over the Munster title to Waterford, that's what we'll do.