During a National Football League quarter final between Dublin and Cork in 1987, Cork failed to take to the pitch for extra time.
During a National Football League quarter final between Dublin and Cork in 1987, Cork failed to take to the pitch for extra time.
How often has a commentator had to describe action where only one team is on the pitch?
With only the Dublin team on the pitch, the referee threw in the ball and Barney Rock scored against nobody.
This episode of 'Sunday Sport' was broadcast on 5 April 1987.
'Sunday Sport' is a weekly sports programme on RTÉ Radio 1 covering all the sporting action.
| Title: | Only One Team On The Pitch |
| Clip Duration: | 00:04:49 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | “They are playing against nobody here In Croke Park at the moment” |
| Series Title: | Sunday Sport |
| Information: | 'Sunday Sport' is a weekly sports programme on RTÉ Radio 1 covering all the sporting action. The accompanying image shows Dublin player Barney Rock in 1983. Barney played for Dublin from 1979 to 1991. © RTÉ Archives 2121/013 |
| Local Keywords: | Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, National Football, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, League, Dublin, Cork, Barney Rock |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Sport |
| Topic: | Sport |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 1987 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | BB2964 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
