2023 All Ireland Hurling Championship

I hope he finds a role for Ogie.

I’m not sure where to put this but the misunderstanding of the rules on charging (which means a shoulder charge) from otherwise knowledgeable hurling folk is astonishing.

There is no such offence as “barging” and you are not allowed to charge with the ball.

There is no such term as steps in the rule book when referring to overcarrying either. Stop being so precious

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Ah FFS. Where would you be going debating with this.

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1.7 When a player is in possession of the ball it may be: (a) Carried in the hand for a maximum of four consecutive steps or held in the hand for no longer than the time needed to take four steps.

For a very knowledgeable hurling person you clearly haven’t a bulls notion what the rules of the game are.

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Yes, you can take four steps. It doesn’t class the act of overcarrying the ball as “steps” yet that is the ubiquitous term for the act

The rule is on steps. The rulebook says steps. You are completely wrong.

There clearly is.

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You are going to bizarre lengths on these semantics. Stop being so precious, there are plenty of terms used which aren’t in the rule book - this is a very weird hill to die on. Are lads wrong to shout throw ball now as well?

There’s nothing bizarre about it, what’s bizarre is your odd doubling down on your complete lack of knowledge of what the actual rules are.

You said steps isn’t in the rulebook, it is. “Barging” is a misunderstanding of charging, and the rules on charging are widely misunderstood. You’re completely wrong on both counts, you could just accept that you misunderstood the rules and take it a learning and move on. Have you ever even read the rulebook?

No.

4.2 (a) To throw the ball.

Another rule you don’t know, apparently.

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Dictionary semantics. Really highlights your deep understanding of the game.

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Its been quite informative this over and back tbh.

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I said the terms steps is not specified as the term for overcarrying yet it is the ubiquitous term used for the act. The rule book says you can take four steps but makes no reference to the term steps = overcarrying.

Same with shoulder charge/barge, the two terms in essence mean the same thing, why even argue the difference . The rule book and vernacular used to describe the game are not the same, surprised this has to be spelt out to you

Fair enough - I will hold my hands up to that one and edit my post but the point stands all the same. It’s not like charging and barging have completely different meanings

No, that’s not what you said on steps.

“Barging” is just a complete misunderstanding of the rules. People understand it as running into a player, there’s nothing in the rulebook about that. What the rulebook doesn’t allow is charging with the ball, meaning a shoulder charge. If people understood what was in the rules a lot of their misunderstandings of ref decisions would be cleared up.

I didn’t set out to have a go at you here, as I said you’re very knowledgeable about the game. But in the space of a brief exchange you’ve shown three mistakes/misunderstandings on three separate rules. It’s not semantics, you don’t know what the rulebook says, and the ref can only apply what’s in the rulebook.

I just checked the rule book and I think you may be incorrect also, buddy

5.11 (a) To charge an opponent in the back or to the
front.
(b) To charge an opponent unless:
(i) he is in possession of the ball, or
(ii) he is playing the ball, or
(iii) both players are moving in the direction of
the ball to play it.
(c) To charge an opponent for the purpose of giv-
ing an advantage to a team – mate.

5.13 (a) To charge (in a manner otherwise permissible on an opponent) the Goalkeeper in his small rectangle.
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(b) For a player in possession of the ball to charge an opponent.

“Charge” there means a shoulder charge. It’s at 1.9 and repeated in the glossary of terms.

Yes, but 5.11 clearly states that a frontal or back charge can not take place by a player be it in possession or not. Which is what many would deem a barge

No different to steps I suppose. The word charge is there and you can’t do it to the front or back of a man in possession which is what i was referring to.

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You can’t charge (meaning shoulder) a person into the front or back, correct. You can’t charge while in possession.

You can’t run into an opponent whilst in possession either without giving them some chance to get out of the way.
Limited yes, but examples of that charge have been blown for frees in past few years.

What do you call those decisions?