The senior camogie semi-final between Kilkenny and Dublin was nearly called off after both teams initially came onto the pitch wearing shorts.

Under the rules of the sport, players are required to wear a skirt or a skort as part of their match gear.

The match continued only after players agreed to change out of their shorts and into the regulatory skorts.

Kilkenny corner-back Michelle Teehan, whose team won the game, said that “there needs to be choice” for players when it comes to what they wear while playing.

“We’re not anti-skorts, I know there’s players out there that might for the skorts, but it’s the comfort of it,” she told The Anton Savage Show.

“It’s obviously a very physical game; you can end up on the ground doing tumbles at some point in the game.

“Then you go look and there’s pictures up of the match and there might be one where you’re actually showing in it.

“It’s just not appropriate and you shouldn’t have to think of that when you’re playing.”

Cork vs Tipperary Tipperary's Caoimhe MaherMandatory Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo. 9/3/2024

Former Cork camogie captain and presenter of the docu-series ‘Why Girls Quit Sport’ Anna Geary said players have made it obvious where they stand on the issue.

“The GPA (Gaelic Players Association) contacted 650 inter-county camogie players and asked them about the playing gear,” she said.

“83% wanted the option of wearing shorts, a lot of people wanted to ditch the skorts altogether, but 83% out of 650 wanted [the choice].

“In any game, in any sport, the players are at the epicentre of it, and if you’re not listening to them, well then what’s it all about?”

Ms Geary said that at a time when the sport is losing numbers, it would be an “instant fix” to allow players to feel more comfortable.

Main image: All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Quarter-Final, Croke Park, Dublin 6/7/2024. Credit ©INPHO/Bryan Keane.