The Christy O'Connor column: Hurling scrums are now a major factor in gamesIN an Irish Times column over 20 years ago, Eamon Cregan made a prediction, which has certainly come to pass. First-time, or ground hurling, isn’t coached anymore. The possession game has systematically stifled ground hurling to such an extent that the skill is extinct at inter-county level. When Galway bridged a 29-year gap last September, ground hurling was non-existent in the final against Waterford. The game has never been faster but is ground hurling the next step to increasing that speed?

Source: Evening echo May 10, 2018 18:56 UTC