Cody escapes ban for ‘criminal’ ref blast

Brian Cody has avoided suspension for comments about referee Barry Kelly in the wake of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland hurling final replay win over Tipperary last month.

Cody escapes ban for ‘criminal’ ref blast

Cody was warned as to his future conduct, however, which amounts to little more than a light slap on the wrists for comments that caused a major stir, and the decision is unlikely to go down well with the GAA’s refereeing fraternity.

The Kilkenny manager described Kelly’s decision to give a last-gasp free to Tipperary — which almost yielded the winning score for the Munster county — as “criminal” at the team hotel on the morning after the sides’ second meeting.

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