Glad to see the return of the International Rules Series Down Under in the Autumn.
I think the GAA made the right decision to call a halt after the after the 2006 series which degenerated into thuggery.
However, I have always thought the hybrid game was a good idea, popular with the players who enjoyed the recognition of playing for their country and at one stage the Series had captured the imagination of the Irish and Aussie Rules public with 65,000 watching one of the Croke Park tests.
There is no place however, for some of the crude hits of previous series and I hope that firmer refereeing and penalties will make any player think twice before they carry out some of the acts of attempted murder which passed for tackling in recent years.
I know there are many in the Association who are opposed to the Rules Series but I think that the public voted with their feet in the early years of this decade going in ever-increasing numbers to what had become a great occasion.
Just wonder will the GAA grants scheme be extended to include the players travelling Down Under?
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