Seoirse Bulfin and Joe Hayes urge Congress to maintain ‘vital’ maor foirne role

Bulfin and Hayes insist communication lines between sideline and field are vital

Seoirse Bulfin and Joe Hayes

Two inter-county selectors who have taken on the ‘maor foirne’ role agree the on-field privileges of the running selector have to be clarified but insist doing away with the role is excessive.

As the GAA’s standing playing rules committee attempt to ban all non-medical on-field entrances at next month’s Congress having narrowly failed to do so last year, Tipperary senior football selector Joe Hayes and Wexford hurling selector Seoirse Bulfin recognise there has to be change.