The Sunday Game pundits Donal Óg Cusack and Ursula Jacob believe that hurling could be improved for the introduction of the sin-bin.
Cusack and Jacob were discussing Paddy Smyth's cynical challenge on Shane Kingston in Cork's 1-25 to 0-22 All-Ireland SHC qualifier victory over Dublin at Semple Stadium on Saturday, with the Cork man upended by Smyth as he hurtled towards goal.
Kingston can feel aggrieved that he didn't even win a free, with the referee awarding a free-out to the Dubs to add insult to injury.
"It probably could feature in an Irish rugby game," Jacob suggested.
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"Paddy's from Clontarf, it's more suited to the rugby club out there," Cusack quipped.
"It is a serious subject because to take a yellow card there isn't enough punishment for the player.
"He's stopping an out-and-out goalscoring opportunity.
"I think the sin-bin has worked well in football and, in reality, that would be a greater deterrent for a player in that situation than a yellow card is proving."
Cusack can see an added benefit, in that the addition of the sin-bin as a potential sanction would allow officials greater nuance in their application of the rules.
"We've seen some red cards in hurling where the sin-bin would have been a more appropriate punishment," he concluded.
