Eoin Larkin says refs must be cautious with card calls

Kilkenny’s Eoin Larkin believes referees must give more consideration when handing out yellow and red cards.

After undergoing groin surgery earlier this year, the James Stephens man impressed in his first game this year in Sunday’s facile Leinster semi-final win over Wexford, a game in which Diarmuid Kirwan showed just one yellow card to Wexford’s Liam Ryan.

Larkin insisted that nobody could have any complaints with the Cork referee’s performance, but he has been dismayed with other recent decisions and has articulated his concerns on Twitter. Following Seanie Tobin’s red card against Clare, Larkin posted: “Absolute joke @Tellytobin gets a 1 match ban for that even after an appeal. we won’t be allowed have hurls playin shortly.”