Referees only as strong as their supporting cast

Of the three games I took in over the weekend, the toughest to referee was clearly the one in Salthill.

In terms of the physical stakes, none of the other two — Tipperary-Cork and Offaly-Wexford — came close even if there were three red cards shown in Tullamore on Saturday evening.

There could have been a couple shown in Pearse Stadium too but Fergal Horgan had a decent outing.