Rule scuppers Billy Nolan’s Waterford dream

Exciting under-age goalkeeper Billy Nolan, an U21 hurler this past season, will not be to play for the Waterford side next year because of a new GAA rule set to come into operation on January 1.

Rule scuppers Billy Nolan’s Waterford dream

At the age of 16, prodigy Nolan lined out between the sticks for the U21s’ Munster championship quarter-final win over Cork in June but was injured for the semi-final defeat to Clare the following month.

He has since turned 17 but from next month all U21 players at inter-county level must be over 18 years and under 21.

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