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?

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

McIlroy has won the Masters

 

[clarke-connolly]

McIlroy has won the Masters

Good luck to him ~ ~ He finally did it.

If he could handle the Head Pressure ~ He, could / should, probably already have won more Majors !

Great to see ~ The Irishman ~ Win ~ The Big One !

 

[Declan]

@Anderson tried this sport and sure enough, he has not been seen since

 

[clarke-connolly]

What ever happened to Anderson ? !

That is the question ? !

 

[Declan]

I think he was in the video towards the end and got laid out, who knows when he will come round

 

[Myles O'Reilly]

"Leprechaun!" "Overrated!" “Take out the Irish trash!”

The American fans are giving Mcilroy plenty of grief at the Ryder Cup.

Tommy Fleetwood is getting plenty as well over his wife being 23 years older than him.

"Your wife looks like my Grandmom"

 

[clarke-connolly]

"Leprechaun!" "Overrated!" “Take out the Irish trash!”

The American fans are giving Mcilroy plenty of grief at the Ryder Cup.

Tommy Fleetwood is getting plenty as well over his wife being 23 years older than him.

"Your wife looks like my Grandmom"

The Golfers should be allowed to use the Golf Clubs on those fuckers ! ! !

It would also be very entertaining ! ! !

 

[Haven]

View: https://youtu.be/1HuRREGKNNo?si=dfh5dDOcelHZfvaq


The fifteen forwards or corridori from each team begin fighting in a wild mixed martial arts match—punching, kicking, tripping, hacking, tackling, and wrestling with each other in an effort designed to tire opponents' defenses, but which often descends into an all-out brawl. They try to pin and force into submission as many players possible. Once there are enough incapacitated players, the other teammates come and swoop up the ball and head to the goal.

From this moment on, the players try by any means necessary to get the ball into the opponents' goal, also called caccia.

 

[AN2]

View: https://youtu.be/1HuRREGKNNo?si=dfh5dDOcelHZfvaq


The fifteen forwards or corridori from each team begin fighting in a wild mixed martial arts match—punching, kicking, tripping, hacking, tackling, and wrestling with each other in an effort designed to tire opponents' defenses, but which often descends into an all-out brawl. They try to pin and force into submission as many players possible. Once there are enough incapacitated players, the other teammates come and swoop up the ball and head to the goal.

From this moment on, the players try by any means necessary to get the ball into the opponents' goal, also called caccia.

View: https://t.me/altright_memes/2294

 

[nobody knows I'm a dog]

View: https://youtu.be/1HuRREGKNNo?si=dfh5dDOcelHZfvaq


The fifteen forwards or corridori from each team begin fighting in a wild mixed martial arts match—punching, kicking, tripping, hacking, tackling, and wrestling with each other in an effort designed to tire opponents' defenses, but which often descends into an all-out brawl. They try to pin and force into submission as many players possible. Once there are enough incapacitated players, the other teammates come and swoop up the ball and head to the goal.

From this moment on, the players try by any means necessary to get the ball into the opponents' goal, also called caccia.

Didn't gaelic football look something like this back in the day when it was called Caid?