'Stop whingeing about the referee': Hurling director Martin Fogarty says fouling is 'ruining our game'

'Throwing a shoulder into an opponent's chest, especially when he is not expecting it... is not tough or playing on the edge'

The GAA’s national hurling director Martin Fogarty. Picture: INPHO/Cathal Noonan

The GAA’s national hurling director Martin Fogarty says coaches have to look at themselves before condemning referees about the state of hurling and how they have encouraged systematic fouling.

The former Kilkenny selector has written an extensive treatise on fouling in the game on the official GAA website in which he claims systematic fouling is “killing our game”.