John Fogarty: Rulebook belatedly catching up with hurling’s hurtling evolution

The experimental sin bin/penalty rule is a genuine attempt to penalise players who have realised up to now that it does pay to foul

Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan is brought down by Galway’s Adrian Tuohey in last year’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final. Picture: Inpho/James Crombie

After two pretty negative Congresses for the outgoing playing rules committee, Saturday’s convention was a triumphant conclusion of business for the David Hasson-led group.

Eight motions put forward, eight motions passed, it couldn’t have gone better and reflects the GAA’s willingness to accept change, although the result of one or two proposals may have been different had they been discussed in hall as opposed to virtually.