Proposal to re-think shoulder tackle agreed
However, the changes were largely of a minor nature and not contentious. One of the more notable was the decision to substitute shoulder-to-shoulder tackles for side-to-side. Another redefines the hand-pass – that the ball “must be released and struck with a definite striking action of the hand”. But, just as the proposal for football was rejected on Friday night, the idea of allowing players to be in the square in hurling before the ball was struck found no favour.
Tipperary failed with a motion which sought to restrict the hand-pass in hurling.
