GAA Photo Of The Weekend Happened Well Away From Croke Park

We thought they were just for preventing injury and minimising skin irritation, but now we know the real reason GAA players need bicycle shorts in their lives.

This snap, taken at a recent game in Derry, demonstrates how bicycle shorts can spare a player's blushes at a time of potential mortification. If this lad wasn't wearing a pair when an opponent tested the elasticity of his football shorts, the outcome could have been traumatic for all.

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