ANTRIM county board officials will meet next week to discuss a report that some county hurling players placed bets on their own team to lose.
Antrim chairman Collie Donnelly confirmed on Tuesday night that county board officials will sit down with the senior hurling management team to discuss the controversy.
Rumours of a match fixing scandal have been rife since London hurlers beat Antrim in the National Hurling League earlier this month.
However, several of the north’s top bookmakers last night confirmed they noticed no unusual betting patterns in the run up to the match.
The division 2A game, which was played in Ruislip in London, ended with a scoreline of 1-21 to 1-19 in favour of the English team.
One bookmaker said that it offered odds of 2-5 for an Antrim win and 9-4 for a London victory while a draw was quoted at 10-1.
Several bookmakers contacted said betting ahead of the game was light.
Mr Donnelly, who played hurling for Antrim in the 1980s, said the Antrim county board has no evidence of wrong-doing.
"The county board at this stage has nothing substantive," he said.
"We will be meeting with senior hurling management team and we will be dealing with it to bring some closure to it and move forward."
It is understood the overall performance of the Antrim hurling team this year will also be discussed at the meeting.
