Offaly star Cormac Egan says new football rules have made the game “way more fun to play”.

The FRC rule enhancements have been in full flow since the start of the Allianz Football League competitions four weeks ago, with some cracking encounters played since.

Speaking at the announcement that the Dalata Hotel Group are the new sponsors of the All-Ireland U20 Football Championship yesterday, Egan said that he’s a big fan of the changes.

“It's made the game more exciting and way more fun to play,” the Tullamore man is quoted saying by GAA.ie.

“I don't think it's even comparable to what it was before. I feel bad even saying this but I remember playing in matches last year at times and you're thinking, 'Jesus, this is a bit of a drag, this is dragging on, this is the longest half ever'.

“I think it's just made the game way more enjoyable. There's a lot more football being played and there's a lot more space. For the better players in the game it creates a lot more space so they're able to show what they can do.

“I think with the old rules you were quite programmed to not take chances and to be a bit conservative. We talked a lot about 70-30 – that it was 70-30 in the opposition defence’s favour when you kicked the ball previously because they had lots of men back, whereas now it's often one v one so the 50-50 pass is on and if you're a good kick-passer of the ball you can get it to them.

“We're three games into what's nearly a new sport. It's going to progress as time goes by and as the weather gets better, we're going to see way more free-flowing football.”

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