Kerry U20 selector Eamon Whelan has expressed his frustration at the new rule which doesn't allow for any crossover between senior and U20 teams.

With David Clifford and Sean O'Shea committed to the seniors, they are ineligible to line out for the Kingdom U20s in the Munster championship opener against Limerick in Newcastlewest this evening.

"Going back through the years, some of the great Kerry players would have had great success at minor and U21 before going onto senior. Ironically, David and Sean captained the last two All-Ireland winning teams," Whelan noted in the Irish Examiner. 

"They'd be a loss to the senior team if the seniors didn't have them. So you can imagine how much of a loss they are to us.

"I'd be disappointed with the ruling. If a player is U20, they should be able to play with their own comrades at their own grade. From a county perspective, however, the right decision has been made. 

"If these lads are good enough to play senior, there is only one gig in town - that is the Sam Maguire Cup."

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