The FRC defence of handing the ball back: ‘The difference it has made is phenomenal’

Speaking on the Irish Examiner’s Gaelic football show, Football Review Committee member James Horan did have sympathy for the Barrs.

DINGLE ALL THE WAY: Dingle's Conor Geaney with the winning score. Pic: ©INPHO/James Lawlor.

Despite the controversial conclusion to the Munster SFC club final, the rule that a player must hand the ball directly to their nearest opponent on the full has been a positive one for Gaelic football, according to James Horan.

Dingle triumphed thanks to Conor Geaney’s late two-pointer came after the ball was advanced 50 metres by referee Chris Maguire.