Maor Uisce returns as GAA confirms end of water break

9 May 2021; Cork manager Kieran Kingston speaks to his team during a water break during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Group A Round 1 match between Cork and Waterford at Páirc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Water breaks have been dropped by the GAA with immediate effect, the Association has confirmed. It means the break in each half, brought in for the Covid pandemic, may not apply in today's third level matches.

Instead, the Maor Uisce returns, allowed deliver water to players, with two permitted per team. However, they can only enter the field in hurling and that is to deliver replacement hurleys.