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03-16-2010, 11:21 AM
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Was just out playing a bit of hurling this afternoon with a few mates and was thinking to myself, "Really, anyone outside Ireland has probably never heard of this game and thinks we're absolutely insane for even thinking about it!"
So, I got to thinking, what mildly insane or strange sports do they have in OTHER countries that we've never heard of outside that country?
I give you all hurling - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmziv...layer_embedded
It predates most modern sports, is still only an amateur sport at all levels, but it still attracts fairly hefty crowds, with the All Ireland final pulling around 90,000 people down to see it in Croke Park, Dublin.
Yes, that ball is very, very solid and routinely travels at 100mph, yes those sticks are very regularly swung at head height.
There is a team in New York and one in London, but thats the only two teams in the world who play outside Ireland, so I don't know if many would've heard of it.
Whats your sport then?
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03-16-2010, 11:26 AM
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03-16-2010, 11:29 AM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | | Believe it or not, I have heard of hurling. A ball, a couple of goals, and a bunch of fast and strong dudes with clubs and none of that protective padding crap. Bring it on! |
03-16-2010, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by warwick.hoy  | I'm pretty sure it's more popular in south America than it is in Florida. |
03-16-2010, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker I'm pretty sure it's more popular in south America than it is in Florida. | Apparently it hails from the Basque region of Spain so perhaps popular in the thin part of Spain/France?
I don't really know anything about the sport but it's what popped into my head after reading the thread title. |
03-16-2010, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by EricF Believe it or not, I have heard of hurling. A ball, a couple of goals, and a bunch of fast and strong dudes with clubs and none of that protective padding crap. Bring it on! |
Did you watch the video Eric? Helmets are encouraged, but regularly left off because of the interference with your field of vision. Injuries are.....common. The G.A.A. are talking about forcing players to wear the aul' helmets, a movement I understand, but oppose.
Jai Alai seems interesting, I've seen it somewhere before briefly.
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03-16-2010, 11:39 AM
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03-16-2010, 11:42 AM
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Bocce Ball
Bowling
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03-16-2010, 11:42 AM
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03-16-2010, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by warwick.hoy Apparently it hails from the Basque region of Spain so perhaps popular in the thin part of Spain/France?
I don't really know anything about the sport but it's what popped into my head after reading the thread title. | The sport is dying here in Florida. I know that many years ago when I went a few times, all the players where from various countries in south America. |
03-16-2010, 11:44 AM
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03-16-2010, 11:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | | Lacrosse is basically just a US and Canadian sport. The box variety is farely rare.
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03-16-2010, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker I like the Trebuchet class more than the compressed air launchers. It's more mechanical masturbation than anything else | Me too. I can see medieval folks chunkin punkins.
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03-16-2010, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by dj150888 Did you watch the video Eric? Helmets are encouraged, but regularly left off because of the interference with your field of vision. Injuries are.....common. The G.A.A. are talking about forcing players to wear the aul' helmets, a movement I understand, but oppose. | That's actually the first time I've seen helmets worn - at least in the little I've seen of hurling in years past. |
03-16-2010, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by iamlowsound Lacrosse is basically just a US and Canadian sport. The box variety is farely rare.
lowsound | England plays plenty of lacrosse as well. I live in lacrosse central and growing up many kids flew there to play. Best team sport ever.
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03-16-2010, 11:49 AM
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It's a very localized thing around here, so I'm not even sure if it's heard outside of central NJ/Eastern PA.
EDIT - I completely stand corrected... I just looked it up and apparently I'm delusional  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoits
darn you, England!!
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03-16-2010, 12:01 PM
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03-16-2010, 12:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | cricket! ok so there must be like a dozen countries which play cricket really! but thats nor really known since there are like what more than 170 right!? 
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03-16-2010, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by varunkapahi cricket! ok so there must be like a dozen countries which play cricket really! but thats nor really known since there are like what more than 170 right!? | Cricket is only the worlds second most popular sport.
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03-16-2010, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by iamlowsound Cricket is only the worlds second most popular sport.
lowsound | i know but look how many countries really play cricket 
edit: and its also because one sixth of the world population is in my country! and probably one fourth in the sub continent itself heh
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