The most brutal sport in the world?

[Anderson]

Atherstone Ball Game


823 years old

The match, which always takes place on Shrove Tuesday, dates back to medieval times and the two main rules are that you are not allowed to kill anyone, and that whoever holds the ball when time is up is declared the winner. The game honours a match played between Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1199, when teams used a bag of gold as a ball. Shops in the town are boarded up in preparation for its staging, while local children are allowed to leave school early on that day. The two-hour game is played in the town's main street. The game has been labelled in the media as “the most brutal sport on Earth."


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[clarke-connolly]

Atherstone Ball Game


823 years old

The match, which always takes place on Shrove Tuesday, dates back to medieval times and the two main rules are that you are not allowed to kill anyone, and that whoever holds the ball when time is up is declared the winner. The game honours a match played between Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1199, when teams used a bag of gold as a ball. Shops in the town are boarded up in preparation for its staging, while local children are allowed to leave school early on that day. The two-hour game is played in the town's main street. The game has been labelled in the media as “the most brutal sport on Earth."


View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1629301182865735690



View: https://fb.watch/krkcSJ5uow/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Hurleys could Improve this Game.

 

[clarke-connolly]

Good way to choose a Prime Minister / Taoiseach.

 

[clarke-connolly]

Maybe the Saxons are Not beaten yet ! !

 

[Anderson]

I love how the cops just stood there watching, great opportunity to seek out some revenge!

 

[Mad as Fish]

Good way to choose a Prime Minister / Taoiseach.

The one left holding the Taoiseach's balls when the bell goes?