TJ Ryan on new advantage rule: ‘Hurling was in a good place. We are breaking it’

Former Tipperary star Shane McGrath believes referees should come together and protest

Referee Seán Cleere during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A Round 1 match between Cork and Waterford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Referees should come together and protest over hurling’s new interpretation of the advantage rule, believes former Tipperary star Shane McGrath.

The revised interpretation, voted through at this year’s Congress, encourages referees to blow for a free, rather than allow play develop, if a foul is deemed to occur within shooting range.