GPS will call players ashore

GAA teams will use GPS technology this weekend to tell them when to make substitutions.

Clare-based firm Redneck Biotech is working with several county teams around the country using a VX Sport GPS system during matches to tell selectors a player is fatigued.

The technology was developed in Australia and New Zealand and has been recently used by Premier League soccer teams and professional rugby teams. It tracks players’ movements in the weeks before a big game and predicts when a player will need to be taken off.