The experimental rule limiting hand passes to three is in danger of being dropped JAMES CROMBIE/INPHOShortly before throw-in for last month’s Seán Cox fundraiser between Dublin and Meath, an announcement confirmed that the game would be played under traditional rules. Jim Gavin, the Dublin manager hoping to lead his team to a fifth consecutive All-Ireland success in 2019, clearly had no interest in testing out the experimental rules. In fact, there is a decent chance that when Dublin begin their defence of the National League title on January 27, some of the experiments of recent weeks may already have been dumped. Gavin is expected to hand over O’Byrne Cup duties to Dublin’s development squad again, meaning the country’s best team may not get to experience some of the experiments at all. Kerry, along with Tipperary and London, find themselves in…

Source: The Times January 08, 2019 00:02 UTC