Handpass furore will dissipate, says Curley

NATIONAL Referees Committee chairman, Mick Curley, believes the controversy surrounding the change to the handpass rule will die down quickly.

Curley believes teething problems were inevitable with the introduction of the new rule and reckons that counties will soon become adjusted to the revamped regulations.

Curley reasoned: “New rules will always cause problems. I think these rules more than any other rules in the past have taken their time and have caused problems. Everybody has taken their time in getting used to them.