Referee attacked with a hurl!!

Refereeing is well regarded as a thankless job because no better what side you blow the whistle for the other half in the crowd are only gonig to shout abuse at you anyway.

However, verbal abuse is one thing but being hit with a hurl is an entirely different matter. Above is mobile phone footage of the attack on Tipperary referee Willie Barrett by an angry fan during the South Tipperary SH championship clash between Carrick Davin and Ballingarry 10 minutes into the second half.

Barret, a former inter-county referee, was left with no choice but to abandon the fixture in the interest of his own safety.

WATCH OUT FOR THE LAD IN THE GREY!