Hurling

For the Cornish sport of hurling, see Hurling the Silver Ball.

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Hurling is a team sport of Celtic origin, played with sticks and a ball. The game, played primarily in Ireland, is the world's fastest field team sport. It resembles the games of shinty that is played primarily in Scotland and bandy that was played formerly in England and Wales. Hurling played by women is also known as camogie. Hurling is Ireland's native sport.

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The objective of this field game is for one of two teams to score more goals and points, during a match, than the other. A team is composed of 15 players: notionally, one goalkeeper, six defenders, two midfielders and six forwards. The field is 154 yards (140 m) long and between 80 to 90m wide, significantly larger than a soccer or rugby pitch. A match lasts 70 minutes, comprising two halves with an interval between them.

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Hurling the Silver Ball: For the Irish sport of hurling, see Hurling...