Former Tipperary captain Conor O’Donovan believes that hurling must eliminate “the ball-throwing virus” in order to make further progression.

The two-time All-Ireland winner had a motion at the Tipperary annual convention that sought to eliminate the option from players to offload the ball with one hand, which meant that either the hurley or swapping hands would be needed for them to move the ball on.

O’Donovan believes that the rule change would positively impact the sport.

“To me, and I think to a lot of people, hurling is currently evolving negatively because of the ball-throwing virus,” the Nenagh Eire Og clubman is quoted saying by TippFM.com.

“Eliminate ball throwing and the game of hurling will evolve positively.

“Everything else will involve the striking of the ball, either with the hurley or the other handpassing option, all of which involve a definite striking action of the hand.”

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