Experimental hurling rules to ban consecutive hand-passes and allow six steps

Two-point sideline cuts, puck-outs that must clear the 45, a change to where a 65 will be taken from and the return of the maor foirne also feature in the experimental rules
During the trial games, a player will be permitted to carry the ball in hand for a maximum of six consecutive steps, two more than previously, or to hold the ball for no longer than the time needed to take six steps. Pic: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

During the trial games, a player will be permitted to carry the ball in hand for a maximum of six consecutive steps, two more than previously, or to hold the ball for no longer than the time needed to take six steps. Pic: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 - 08:58
John Fogarty

Teams will not be permitted to complete two consecutive hand-passes as part of the experimental rule changes that operate in the third level Division 1 league games later this year.

A hand-pass or attempted hand-pass by a player having received a hand-pass from a team-mate will be considered a technical foul and a free from where it was committed.

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