Nugent bemoans handpass plans

Tipperary chairman Sean Nugent has launched a stinging attack on the Football Review Committee ahead of the Premier County’s annual convention this evening.

Nugent praised GAA President Liam O’Neill for instigating the FRC report but insisted that some of the findings presented by the committee, chaired by Eugene McGee, leave a lot to be desired.

Nugent said: “There are some good aspects of the report but also disappointing aspects. They didn’t bite the bullet in regard to the handpass. My contention for the last number of years is that most of the ills affecting Gaelic football are coming from the use and overuse of the handpass. I had hoped that when this review body was put in place, that would be one they would bite the bullet on. They didn’t, and it’s disappointing.”