Gaelic football black card gets go-ahead

The GAA's proposal to introduce a new "black card" offence for Gaelic football will be implemented into rule from January 1, 2014.

Sat, 23 Mar, 2013 - 13:24

The GAA's proposal to introduce a new "black card" offence for Gaelic football will be implemented into rule from January 1, 2014.

Delegates at today's annual GAA Congress in Derry overwhelmingly backed the proposal by 70.82% to 29.18% which will see referees award a black card for fouls classified as 'cynical behaviour'.

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