Tom Ryan on cynical foul sanctions: It can not pay to engage in foul play

Ryan supports the motion to Congress which is to be trialled in this year’s championship

GAA director general Tom Ryan. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

“The increasing incidence of cynical play” in Gaelic football and hurling have to be countered, insists GAA director general Tom Ryan.

Annual Congress will virtually convene on Saturday week to debate the introduction of the sin bin in hurling for cynical fouls that deny goal-scoring opportunities within the 20-metre line and semi-circle. A penalty will also be rewarded, as it and the sin bin will for such infringements in football.