GAA President: Super 8 for hurling could be in place by next year

GAA President Aogán Ó Fearghail has revealed that a new look hurling championship structure “broadly similar” to football’s Super 8 format could be in place as soon as next year.

Hurling commentators have noted the imbalance that will exist between the amount of hurling and football championship games during the peak summer months, when football’s All-Ireland quarter-finals are replaced with a new group stage. Ó Fearghail acknowledged this and said that it “would have an effect on hurling” if not addressed, though he revealed plans are being drawn up to tweak the hurling structure.

The Cavan official, in his last year as GAA chief, said it would ultimately mean more games for hurling in the latter stages of the championship.