Players now quizzing refs more, says Barrett

National Referees Committee (NRC) member Willie Barrett admits players questioning referees’ decisions in hurling has become more prevalent.

Ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC final replay, Galway manager Anthony Cunningham said that “any player worth his salt — and we (management) would want them as well — would challenge a referee over a free”.

Cunningham was responding to comments made by Joe Canning about Henry Shefflin running from distance to remonstrate with Barry Kelly in the first game, which the Galway player referred to as “not sportsmanlike”.