Hurling’s rule book has been left behind by the modern game

In that debate, hurling’s rule book has been reduced to the role of interested observer. Not always consulted. The Cork v ...
RTÉ Ireland

Has some hurling magic been lost to gym programmes?

Shane McGrath laments that while hurling has never been as fast as it is now, the reduced number of high fielding plays and ...
Opinion

Cork legend blasts hurling’s new ‘off the wall’ rule brought in to clamp down on dissent to referees

CORK legend Tomás Mulcahy has vented his frustration at hurling’s “off the wall” new punishment for acts of dissent towards referees. Among the measures brought in over the ...
RTÉ Ireland

Hurling now a game of the super fit and no 50:50 duels

Former Tipperary star Shane McGrath is now observing a game that has changed, where hurling is now played by supremely fit athletes amid the rarity of 50:50 contests.
Opinion

Hurling referees stretched by a game that keeps changing

Hurling has changed fundamentally from a game of contests to a game of contact. The emphasis on carrying the ball has created not only bottle necks in certain parts of the field, but a new spectrum of ...