Eamonn Fitzmaurice has hailed last weekend’s interprovincial games at Croke Park as a success.

The four games showcased the Football Review Committee’s seven rule enhancements which the former Kerry All-Ireland winning player and manager is hoping will receive the green light from Central Council this Saturday to be voted on at Special Congress next month.

"I was delighted with the weekend, particularly Saturday," Fitzmaurice said on RTÉ Radio's Morning Ireland.

"I wouldn't say we were nervous [beforehand] because we had seen seven games previous to that where we had been trialling the enhancements, trying to improve them and road-test them as we were going. We were anticipating it more than anything else in general, and hoping that the whole country would get to see what we had been seeing over the course of the summer.

"I thought that you could see straight away, even within the 24 hours, the way the players and coaches were starting to grasp the enhancements and put little nuances into them. The second game on Saturday [Ulster beating Connacht] probably gave a great portrayal of what we are trying to do and the potential of these proposed enhancements."

The FRC member added: "I think the ambition is needed and we are hoping that all seven core enhancements get through because they do work together and are kind of interdependent, some more so than others. We are travelling hopefully."

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