Connacht chiefs defend new regulations

CONNACHT Council chiefs, who instigated the controversial hand pass rule change, have launched a stinging response to critics of the revised regulations.

Managers in three provinces were incensed on Sunday with the approach of referees to the law that a fisted pass or a hand-pass be underhand only.

They claimed the ruling had come in under the radar and that players and officials were not fully briefed on what was – or wasn’t acceptable.