Liam Sheedy against 'double whammy' sin bin in hurling

Sheedy believes awarding a penalty for such cynical fouls inside the 21-metre line is sufficient punishment

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy: 'I wouldn’t have the sin bin. I think a penalty is the reward, especially the way it’s structured'. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Liam Sheedy believes the sin bin should be removed from hurling as the “double whammy” punishment for cynical fouling is excessive.

His Tipperary side were awarded a penalty to take a lead they never relinquished in their Munster semi-final victory over Clare, who saw Aidan McCarthy sin-binned for a foul controversially adjudged to have denied a goal-scoring opportunity.