Tipperary's Caoimhe Maher says she does not see the benefit to Skorts

Tipperary Camogie vice-captain Caoimhe Maher said she does not see the advantage to camogie players wearing skorts instead of shorts.

Two motions was defeated earlier this month to change the rule which compels players to wear a skort and wear shorts, but both were defeated.

Tipperary’s motion wanted to remove the wording “skirt/skort/divided skirt” completely and replace it instead with “shorts” as the attire of choice, but it was defeated – with 64 per cent of delegates voting against it.

Speaking on the decision, Maher said like many players, she does not see the benefit of wearing skorts, and highlighted the difficulties it brings during games.

"It is not ideal to have to wear them", said Maher.

"There is no one as far as I am aware who is wearing a skort on any day that they don't have to. For anyone who watched the game last week, you can see they are not the most comfortable thing for us to be wearing.

"Most of us anytime playing when there is a break in play, we are spending our time adjusting them so. It is obviously disappointing that the motion wasn't carried through, particularly because the actual players have made it quite clear they would be in favour of it.

"It is hard to see the justification for keeping them and what we are getting out of it. It is a very different game to when they were first introduced, you are going hell for leather with another girl. The last thing you want to be doing is being worried about your stork coming up over your hip."

The move to give players the option to wear shorts was a major talking point heading into last weekend's league finals, as Tipperary ended their long wait for a league title when they defeated Galway in the Very 1A National League final.

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