Levelling the round robin playing field in GAA championships

The GAA championships in both hurling and football have reached a crucial stage.

For some inter-county teams, their summer has ended prematurely; others are preparing for a provincial final. This is as good a time as any to review what has happened so far and flag issues that could be tweaked for next year, starting this week with hurling.

The new hurling structures, and particularly the round-robin nature of the Leinster and Munster hurling championships have been deemed a success. This has been helped by the dramatic evenness in Munster.