Pat Daly looks to get to the core of sliotar debate

The GAA’s director of games Pat Daly admits the sliotar industry is unregulated and claims some manufacturers are illegitimately purporting their balls as officially approved.

He has also speculated about a rib-less ball being one day used in hurling.

The standardisation of sliotars was a proposal in last week’s Hurling 2020 report. It read: “Our concern is focused on the disparity in the size and shape of the ball.”