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Managers Named With Railway Cup Style Showdown For New Rules Live On TG4

Managers Named With Railway Cup Style Showdown For New Rules Live On TG4
Niall McIntyre
By Niall McIntyre Updated
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The FRC's proposed new rule changes will be trialled later this month in Croke Park with the four provinces in action.

A Railway Cup style format will be used with the provinces facing off against each other in two days of competition in Croke Park.

The teams will be managed by high profile names with three current inter-county managers and one ex-inter-county boss involved.

Padraic Joyce takes the reigns of the Connacht outfit with Cork boss John Cleary over Munster.

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Fermanagh's Kieran Donnelly runs the Ulster ship with the recently departed Westmeath supremo Dessie Dolan on the Leinster line.

They will have access to available players who are not still involved in their respective county championships by the time the games are taking place, on Friday October 18.

They will be the most significant of the 'sandbox' games that have been used for the new rules, and will reportedly have a big say in deciding whether or not they are passed at next month's special congress.

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Led by Jim Gavin, and including former inter-county bosses such as Kerry's Eamonn Fitzmaurice, the FRC put forward a number of changes such as awarding two points for a 'point' from the new 40-metre arc and four points for a goal.

The vision of the FRC is that Gaelic football will be the 'most enjoyable amateur game in the world to play and watch.'

The action will be televised live on TG4 with the semi-finals taking place on Friday October 18, followed by cup and shield finals take place the next day. tickets are €15 for an adult and €5 for children, giving access for both days.

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