Liam Rushe on his sock choice: 'I felt like a woman in Saudi Arabia...flashing a bit of ankle'

Dublin hurler Liam Rushe admits he “underestimated how traditional the GAA is” after his choice of footwear caused a minor storm on two weekends ago, writes Brendan O’Brien of the Irish Examiner.

The 26-year old wore a special ankle sock to counter the pain of feet blistered by a new pair of boots but the absence of the familiar county sock rolled around the ankles was greeted with a mixture of horror and anger on social media.