'Nobody has gone out to a hurling field to hurt anybody else' - Lyng on Kilkenny red cards

It was a dramatic afternoon in UPMC Nowlan Park as Kilkenny received three sending offs in their second home league defeat of the Allianz League, losing to to Tipperary 2-25 to 1-19.

David Blanchfield (Straight Red), Mikey Carey (Straight Red) and Jordan Molloy all received their marching orders in a 10 minute second half spell while the visitors also had Alan Tynan dismissed in an eventful afternoon for Dublin official Sean Stack. - FULL MATCH REPORT HERE

"Nobody has gone out to a hurling field to hurt anybody else," Kilkenny manager, Derek Lyng said after the match.

"There has to be a bit of common sense. Officials coming (down) hard on refs because they're not giving red cards or yellow cards is not good enough in my opinion.

"It's not fair on the referees first of all, they're trying to do the job to the best of their own ability," Lyng continued, adding, "but Jesus lads, I didn't see a red card today, but look I haven't seen them back.

"I wouldn't blame a ref or the officials, it's a hard job but I think they need to be backed on their own judgement on the day as well. They're there for a reason."

Hear Lyng's full post-match interview below: