The Allianz GAA Football Inter-Provincial Series will take place at Croke Park on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, October 18th and 19th.
The matches will showcase the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football as devised by the Football Review Committee, chaired by Jim Gavin. More detail is expected to come from a media briefing at Croke Park on Thursday.
Over recent weeks, a number of changes involving kickouts and other areas have been trialled in ‘sandbox’ games.
On Friday, October 18th, at 18:00, Leinster will play Connacht in the first semi-final, followed by the meeting of Munster and Ulster at 20:00.
Two more games will take place on the following day. The two defeated provinces will meet at 17:30, and the winning teams will compete against each other at 19:30.
Tickets for the games are on sale from usual outlets. They cost €15 for adults and €5 for children and provide entry to all four games over the two days.
Connacht will be coached by Pádraic Joyce, and Dessie Dolan will look after the Leinster team. John Cleary manages the Munster selection and Kieran Donnelly takes charge of the Ulster team.
All four games will be televised, with the two games on Friday covered by TG4 and the two Saturday fixtures broadcast by RTÉ.
Long-term GAA partners Allianz have been confirmed as series sponsors.
“At Allianz we are delighted to be supporting the GAA as it showcases the proposed new rule changes for Gaelic football as devised by the Football Review Committee,” said Allianz Chief Customer Officer Geoff Sparling.
“From grassroots to inter-county, through our 30 plus years of partnership with the GAA alongside Cumann na mBunscol, and most recently the Camogie Association, Gaelic games are part of our DNA in Allianz.”
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