Black cards and hand-pass to be discussed by rules committee

The GAA’s standing playing rules committee meets in Croke Park this evening where the black card is certain to be discussed.

Up to now, there has been little appetite among the members to make substantial changes to the black card. Following the advice of the black card review group, they last year proposed the wording of one of the deliberate body collide fouls be changed. It was passed at Congress in February.

However, in the wake of significant outcry questioning the workability of the GAA’s answer to curbing cynical play, they may be compelled to act.