Sideline rule for Hurling.

Gr8Shark

I have seen it in club games and now on the box over the weekend and I am slightly confused over the new rules for sidelines. I have checked the GAA website about the recent changes and there is one for the football sideline kick where the player has to be outside the pitch kicking. I cannot see anywhere in the new rules where the sidline cut in hurling has to be taken from off the pitch which is what I have witnessed over the weekend. I have seen some club hurlers going about a foot outside the pitch to place the ball. Surely the ball should be on the field of play when struck? I have heard that the change might be a directive that has been given down to referees. Can anyone clear this up for me?

antoobrien

It was on the back of the match leaflets in Galway the weekend of the changes that sidelines had to be taken from behind the line. However the rules documents (http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/rules-and-regulations/) don't mention this - only that football kicks must be taken from behind the sideline.

Interestingly in the county matches at the weekend, I only saw one occasion where a player was penalised for "taking his time" trying to find a patch of grass. I saw most of them taken from on or inside the lines.

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There was no change to the sideline rules in hurling, only in football: Official Summary of Rule Changes (PDF file)