O’Sullivan accuses GAA chiefs of ‘ruining’ hurling

Former Cork full-back Diarmuid O’Sullivan has slammed the refereeing of hurling matches this summer, claiming GAA chiefs are ruining the game by attempting to make it a non-contact sport.

The Cloyne clubman railed against the first yellow card handed out to Dublin’s Ryan O’Dwyer on Sunday, maintaining the challenge wouldn’t even have merited a free in years gone by, much less a card.

O’Sullivan was also hugely critical of James Owens’ handling of the tie, particularly his decision not to send-off Liam Rushe for the reckless swing back on Patrick Horgan.