Cork's Nathan Wall says abuse of referees is only getting worse

Wall says he is willing to step away from refereeing next year and use that time to go around to every club in the county in an effort to end the culture of systemic abuse

CONCERNED: Nathan Wall during a National Hurling League game earlier this year. Wall says he is willing to step away from refereeing next year and use that time to go around to every club in the county in an effort to end the culture of systemic abuse. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Cork GAA referee Nathan Wall has said he is willing to step away from refereeing next year and use that time to go around to every club in the county in an effort to end the culture of systemic abuse towards match officials.

Appalled, but not overly surprised, by what happened at an U17 football game in Roscommon last week where local referee Kevin Naughton ended up in hospital after an exchange with an individual, Wall has called for a strategic approach, running from Croke Park all the way down to grassroots, to tackle referee abuse.