O'Donovan campaigning for hand-pass rule to be cleared up

Inter-county hurling managers who claim they are working to avoid illegal hand-passes are only paying “lip service” to a systemic problem, believes former Tipperary hurler Conor O’Donovan.

RULE CHANGE: Two-time All-Ireland SHC winner Conor O’Donovan has campaigned strongly for the hand-pass to be cleared up. Pic:INPHO/James Crombie

Over the last five years, two-time All-Ireland SHC winner Conor O’Donovan has campaigned strongly for the hand-pass to be cleared up and has proposed that the transfer of the ball from the same hand that is holding the ball be outlawed.

Via his club Nenagh Éire Óg, O’Donovan and similarly-minded hurling followers fashioned a rule change that narrowly failed to be carried at last year’s Tipperary convention. It is his intention to bring It forward again with a mind to creating awareness around it for the standing playing rules body to take notice or the motion going to Congress in 2025 when clubs can next propose playing rules changes.