Limerick Star Urges GAA Not to Introduce VAR After Sweeping up Award

Gearóid Hegarty would hate to see VAR come into hurling

Umpires and linesmen being more involved is also being talked about, but six-time All-Ireland winner Hegarty is more than happy with the current state of the game.

Limerick star urges GAA not to introduce VAR after sweeping up award

Limerick hurler Gearóid Hegarty said hurl­ing doesn’t need any rule change and that any move from the GAA towards the intro­duc­tion of a Video Assist­ant Ref­eree (VAR) would be a ‘bad call’ for the game. Last week­end in the Irish Mail on Sunday, the chair of hurl­ing’s Expert Advis­ory Group, former Cork man­ager John Meyler, […]

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‘I heard talks about bringing in VAR and all this rubbish, I would hate that’ — Gearóid Hegarty says hurling doesn’t need any drastic changes

Gearóid Hegarty fears hurling will suffer if video referee is introduced

'Obviously, there's room for improvement. There's always room for improvement in every sport. But I'd hate for anything drastic to come in. I think it would be a bad call', said the Limerick star