Proposed backpass ban branded ‘ridiculous’ by Tyrone shot-stopper

Tyrone star Niall Morgan and former Armagh number one Paul Hearty have ridiculed a proposal to ban passing the ball back to the goalkeeper.

Findings from the 20 league games analysed by the playing rules committee earlier this year, which saw an average of 10 such backpasses per game, has strengthened GAA president John Horan’s conviction of the need for a ban.