No free pass for basketball under virus guidelines

Come December 1, sports outside of the Big Three need to be stopped being treated as if they’re the little people, writes Kieran Shannon

Just as we thought nothing of Cian Lynch literally throwing a ball out to a team-mate in Thurles the other day; the only reason it raised any eyebrow was that the ref actually pulled Cian up on it and blew for a free. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

To pass or not to pass? That is the question. Or rather, is it safe or not for them to pass?

For a while there we assumed it was all good for Jonny Sexton to be throwing the ball out to Conor Murray this Saturday in Paris; that the risk would be in the pass being incomplete rather than it actually coming off.