CHUMPS OF THE WEEKEND

‘DEFENDERS’ OF THE GAME

Cyril Farrell’s bizarre defence of Henry Shefflin after the Kilkenny forward’s dismissal — along the lines of ‘ah sure, you can get booked for anything these days’ — sums up the type of talk that often sees hurling dismissed as chaotic. Liam Sheedy also lamented ref Barry Kelly’s use of the rule book.