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Old 04-02-2015, 10:55 AM   #1
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If they'd go to a smaller ball and give the players sticks to toss the ball and to smack each other with, I'd watch more.
Lacrosse?
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Lacrosse?
How about HURLING? An Irish sport just shy of all out war. Cross between Lacrosse and field hockey. Wicked. Awesome to watch.
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How about HURLING? An Irish sport just shy of all out war. Cross between Lacrosse and field hockey. Wicked. Awesome to watch.
A great game. It's one of two (rugby being the other) that I do not truly understand but will sit in the stands and watch all day.

btw - just finished the Hamlet Salmones - amazing!
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How about HURLING? An Irish sport just shy of all out war. Cross between Lacrosse and field hockey. Wicked. Awesome to watch.
Hurling is precisely what I do when someone suggests soccer to me.
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Lacrosse?
A great game to play or watch. Nonstop except for the faceoff after a goal. Hurling looks pretty cool too but I've never played or seen a live game.
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A great game to play or watch. Nonstop except for the faceoff after a goal. Hurling looks pretty cool too but I've never played or seen a live game.
When in Ireland, you have to.
The fans are also all drunk at the game, so the entertainment is doubled.
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When in Ireland, you have to.
The fans are also all drunk at the game, so the entertainment is doubled.
And hence the name "hurling" too.
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