Limerick's Kyle Hayes tackles Cianan Fahy of Galway during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A game at Pearse Stadium. Photograph: Tom Maher/InphoLimerick All Star Kyle Hayes has accepted a one-match suspension for an incident in last weekend’s Division 1A hurling league encounter with Galway in Pearse Stadium.
Hayes’s actions were investigated by the Central Competitions Control Committee after he was seen on television flicking his hurl up and catching Brian Concannon in the face guard after a tussle for possession in the closing minutes of Sunday’s match. The incident escaped the attention of both match referee Seán Stack and his linesman, which enabled the CCCC to intervene and recommend a one-match ban for a Category III infraction: ‘Striking or attempting to strike with a hurley, with minimal force’.
Hayes had already been shown a yellow card earlier in the match and therefore had he been given even a second yellow, he would have been sent off.