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19th May 2019
03:16pm BST

"He knew Bonnar was baring down on goal and he took him down rugby style almost. That's a yellow. But if the first incident is a yellow card then god love us with what's gone on during the week there with wired up umpires calling referees."Earlier this week, the GAA’s National Referees Committee issued new guidelines and instructions to all intercounty referees in an effort to clamp down on head-high and dangerous tackles in both football and hurling. It was made clear that referees will be paying greater attention to the high tackle and the “illegal charge/collision” in both codes.
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