Call for common sense on Shore ban appeal

Wexford hurler Andrew Shore will have his appeal against a 48-week suspension handed down by Warwickshire GAA heard on January 24.

Shore was hit by the ban after playing for Birmingham club Roger Casements last October. But the former Davidstown-Courtnacuddy man, now playing with Parnells in Dublin, will travel to Newcastle for a hearing.

He believed all of the necessary documentation was in order for the weekend pass. Wexford manager Liam Dunne said: “I’m just hoping someone, somewhere along the line will allow some commonsense to prevail.”

Dunne has repeated his criticism of the new ‘one on one’ penalty rule in force during pre-season competition, as proposed by the Hurling 2020 review committee.

Wexford’s Niall Breen saved a penalty from Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan during a challenge in Cashel but Dunne’s stance hasn’t softened. Dunne said: “I think you should have three men in the goal. We’re changing the rule because of one man — (Cork goalkeeper) Anthony Nash. What I had suggested was to go three yards back behind the 21-yard line and let the guy bring the ball in as far as he likes.

“I still think the advantage is taken away from you when you can’t go inside the 21 because you’re afraid you will go in over it. Consciously, every taker is worried. Niall Breen is the first man to save a one on one penalty from Seamus Callanan but I don’t agree with it. I wouldn’t have one on one at all — we’re going down the soccer route.”