Willie Barrett: Advantage rule won't mean fewer frees

Hurling’s new advantage rule won’t mean fewer frees, according to Willie Barrett, chairman of the referees appointment committee.

Having been introduced last Saturday, the Division 1 semi-finalists will get their first experience of the new rules in Nowlan Park on Sunday, which also include the one-versus-one penalty and one-versus -five 20 metre frees.

With the advantage rule, referees will now be afforded a five-second window to call back the play should they ascertain the team of the fouled player did not gain from the infringement.