This Sunday July 20th - on BBC2 at 3pm Live from Croke Park, Dublin.. The All Ireland Hurling Final - Cork v Tipperary, in front of a crowd of 85,000, and these guys dont get paid, they`ll have a few jars after the match then its back to their day jobs on Monday.
Main rules rundown .....
* Ball is called a "Sliotar" pronounced - slittar ( slither of leather) * Stick is called A Hurley * 15-a-side * Over the bar = 1 point ( white flag raised) * Goal = 3 points ( green flag raised * Player cannot run more than 4 steps with ball in hand, must do something with it, either wallop it upfield or run with ball balanced on stick * Cannot throw the ball - the ball can be hand passed - seen to be projected by the hand * Cannot pick the ball off the ground or touch it on the ground, it must be scooped up by the stick * If a player loses a stick while in possession of the ball he must get rid of the ball, either by hand pass or kick it * An "All Star" is a player selected for the team of the year
You`ll like this game - over 3000 years old , originally devised out of preparing young warriors for battle. 100% amateur - no wages paid, no transfers, you can only play for where you were born
Half kill each other out on the pitch, then a chinwag over a pint and a bag of Tayto (crisps) in the lounge bar after the match, then back to work on Monday
on July 19, 2025, 4:51:03
