The change to the way referee’s implement the advantage rule and  'the curse of the water break' dominated the Twitter reaction as inter-county hurling made its long-awaited return today...

The no advantage rule is going to kill the flow of hurling. Its killing the game as a spectacle #GAA @RTEsport

— Mike Lenihan (@lenihanmike85) May 8, 2021

Gaa will ruin hurling without advantage rule been played and rules they brought in

— mikey greaney (@mikeygreaney) May 8, 2021

This new advantage rule in hurling needs to be scrapped immediately. Absolutely terrible.

— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) May 8, 2021

Fully agree with Shefflin and Anthony Daly. This non advantage rule makes absolutely no sense and is reducing hurling as a spectacle! It surely won’t be kept in for championship @TippFMSport #gaa #hurling

— Rody Byrnes (@RodyByrnes) May 8, 2021

I really hope they get rid of the "no advantage" rule in hurling. It totally ruins the flow of the game. There needs to be advantage. I'm sure most players, managers and supporters agree with me. @GAA_BEO @RTEgaa #hurling #GAA

— Billy Hedigan (@billy_hedigan) May 8, 2021

Hurling is taking a massive step backwards with this non advantage rules bollox.. Who in the name of god is sitting somewhere thinking it's a good idea?!

— Gavin Walker (@walksy10) May 8, 2021

Great to have the hurling back! Such a pity the advantage rule change made a mess of the game 🙄#LIMvTIPP

— Ciara Behan (@ciarabehan1) May 8, 2021

Can we please do anyway with the needless water break! There is no logical reason for it to be in play #GAA

— John Ryan (@John_Ryan1) May 8, 2021

Can we get rid of the yellow sliotar please, it’s summer hurling and while we’re at it scrap these water breaks too please🤦🏼‍♂️🙏🏻#GAA

— Cian Hedderman (@CianHedderman) May 8, 2021

Thought these water breaks would be done away with. #GAA #Limerick #Tipp

— GAA Days (@DaysGaa) May 8, 2021

The curse of the water break. Dublin hit 4 in-a-row to draw level just before the end of the 3rd quarter. Kilkenny hit 1-04 to 0-02 in the final quarter. #Momentum #GAA #GAANHL #EirSport

— UnOfficialGaa (@UnOfficialGaa) May 8, 2021

From the 2 #AllianzLeagues matches today the standard was excellent. Huge credit to all players from the #Galway ,#Westmeath ,#Limerick & #Tipperary for giving us so much enjoyment on the return of #Gaa to our screens. #AllianzNHL #hurling #limvtipp

— L. NíHéineacháin (@LaobhaoiseNihE) May 8, 2021

Great stuff from Brian McGrath, Bryan O Mara and Dan McCormack, in particular..Tipp, despite not scoring from play in the second half, withstood the punch from the Limerick big guns - Hegarty, Lynch and Casey. Great to be back!! Draw fairest result #Hurling #GAA

— Stephen Gleeson (@StephenGleeson_) May 8, 2021

What is the story with Jason Forde’s baby finger #GAA #Tipp #Limerick pic.twitter.com/Dfx7j2GwSs

— Trading Deals (@DealsTrading) May 8, 2021

As someone who represents both #Limerick and #Tipperary a draw was a pretty fair result. #gaa

— Maurice Quinlivan TD (@QuinlivanTD) May 8, 2021

God it's great to have it back, all the same #AllianzLeagues #GAA

— Art O'Mahony (@art_omahony) May 8, 2021

Teams who are conceding lots of frees under new advantage rule will have to start fouling less or they will lose games. This is a good thing. #GAA #AllianzLeagues #LimvTipp

— Eoin Ryan (@eoinryan101) May 8, 2021

First game of hurling this year and already have score of the season, Ciaran Doyle, take a bow! #somescore #hurling #NationalLeague

— Damien Harris (@damienharriswx) May 8, 2021

Doubt we will see a better point for the rest of the year than this from Westmeaths Ciaran Doyle. They need a few more tho! pic.twitter.com/7fdipxCw42

— Joe Healy (@joehealyfarmer) May 8, 2021

Cathal Mannion is an absolute Rolls-Royce of a hurler. Pure class. #GAA #Galway

— Säm Mōørê (@moore_sambo) May 8, 2021