London GAA are to have a defibrillator at Ruislip examined to determine if there is a fault with it after a hurler collapsed during a championship match last Saturday.

Exiles hurling captain Brian Regan from Gort, Co Galway fell seriously ill when representing Kilburn Gaels’ at London GAA's HQ at the weekend.

A couple of nurses who were attending the game and a fellow player came to his aid and, in response to reports that a defibrillator at the venue wasn’t working, London secretary Mark Gottsche informed The Irish Independent: “I'm meeting London Ambulance on Thursday, they are going to come out and take a reading on the defibrillator we have here.

“My understanding is the defibrillator will only work if it is absolutely 100pc needed, so the sensors in it could have told it not to go.

“But it's only speculation at the minute and until we get the reading from the defibrillator from London Ambulance we actually don't know if there was an issue or not.”

Regan is “sore but in good spirits”, according to Gottsche who went on to praise the quick-thinking actions of those present at the game.

“We were lucky a couple of nurses on Saturday were there and they have the expertise and the training.

“And Stephen Lambert, who was playing with Brian at the time, I believe had just completed a first-aid course at work and he was trained in CPR. I think having the people with the knowledge and expertise on site is just as valuable as having the equipment.”

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