Davy Fitzgerald has proposed a few interesting rule changes he would bring into hurling.

The former Clare All-Ireland winner left Antrim recently after two seasons in Belfast, and speaking to The Irish Examiner, Davy Fitz opened up about hurling having a look at the rules much like football did.

The Football Review Committee was set up in 2024, and since then the two-pointer has been introduced, revolutionising the game and providing one of the most exciting Championships this year that we’ve seen in a while.

And while Davy Fitz isn’t sure hurling needs the major surgery football did, there are still a few rules he’d like to introduce, including teams having to keep forwards up the field.

‘Four forwards inside the 65,’ Fitzgerald said to the Irish Examiner. ‘You can have as many defenders back there, but when there are four forwards there, teams will have to put players there to sit on them.

‘I wouldn’t see there being as much congestion that way. The reason the handpass is under pressure is because you have too many people around it. The thrown pass is more of a bad habit than anything else.

‘But if you were to insist on each team having to keep players on the far side of the field, I think that could help. Like, you’ll still have rucks, but you won’t have near as many.’

Another rule Davy Fitz would borrow from football is the two-pointer, but only from sideline balls that go over the bar. ‘It deserves that reward because it’s such a unique ground hurling skill, and also it would stop teams just hitting balls over the sideline that don’t need to be hit.’

Fitzgerald would also like to see the black card and the hooter brought in, but overall he’s not too worried about the sport. ‘I would copy football like that. Hurling doesn’t need the fix football did, but we could definitely do a few things to improve it and if they don’t work, fine, but test them and see.’