Kilkenny great calls for complete ban on hurling hand-pass

BAN THE HANDPASSl Kilkenny goalkeeper Noel Skehan in action against Limerick's Ned Rea during the All Ireland Hurling Final. Pic: Connolly Collection/Sportsfile

Kilkenny goalkeeping great Noel Skehan has called for a complete ban on the hand-pass in hurling.

The nine-time All-Ireland SHC winner is adamant that restricting passes to those from the hurley will save the game from what he considers the scourge of thrown hand-passes.