The GAA has revealed that, contrary to speculation, its Football Rules Task Force will not make any decision tonight on the experimental rules currently being used in some of the provincial competitions.
One of the task force's seven members, Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer, yesterday became the latest high profile manager to criticise the new sin bin option available to referees.
A total of eight players were sent off for 10-minute periods during Laois's 2-10 to 1-9 O'Byrne Cup semi-final victory over Kildare in Portlaoise, prompting O'Dwyer's post-match call for the rule to be changed.
"It will certainly have to be looked at now," he said.
"We’re having a discussion tomorrow night and I’m hoping there will be a change anyway," O'Dwyer added, referring to the task force meeting.
However, in a statement, the GAA today confirmed that no decision can be taken at this meeting "in relation to alterations to the experiment which will require discussions with the Hurling Task Force and consideration by the Management Committee, who will meet at the end of next week."
Meath manager Sean Boylan is also unhappy with certain aspects of the new rules, claiming they are robbing the game of its physicality.
