November 15, 2020

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2013-2019

Camanachd Association Logo [Reference: 1]

CA Shinty Premiership 2013

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	16	1	1	71	19	33
Lovat	18	9	8	1	38	17	26
Inveraray	18	7	5	6	32	31	19
Kyles Athletic	18	6	5	7	30	29	17
Kingussie	18	8	1	9	31	34	17
Lochaber	18	6	5	7	28	34	17
Glenurquhart	18	6	4	8	25	29	16
Kinlochshiel	18	5	5	8	33	46	15
r – Fort William	18	3	6	9	18	38	12
r – Oban Camanachd	18	3	2	13	19	48	8

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2013 [Reference: 3]

CA Shinty Premiership 2014

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	14	10	2	2	37	17	22
Lovat	14	7	5	2	32	20	19
Glenurquhart	14	7	4	3	25	18	18
Kingussie	14	7	2	5	31	29	16
Kyles Athletic	14	6	4	4	25	20	16
Inveraray	14	3	4	7	18	29	10
Kinlochshiel	14	2	3	9	21	35	7
Lochaber	14	1	2	11	18	42	4

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2014 [Reference: 4

CA Shinty Premiership 2015

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	17	0	1	63	14	34
Kyles Athletic	18	11	2	5	56	29	24
Glenurquhart	18	9	4	5	39	34	22
Lochaber	18	7	3	8	34	44	17
Lovat	18	6	4	8	38	38	16
Oban Camanachd	18	6	4	8	26	30	16
Kinlochshiel	18	6	4	8	30	44	16
Fort William	18	6	3	9	27	41	15
Kingussie	18	5	3	10	25	35	13
Inveraray (R)	18	2	3	13	20	49	7

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2015 [Reference: 5]

CA Shinty Premiership 2016

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	16	2	0	74	15	34
Kyles Athletic	18	10	5	3	52	23	25
Oban Camanachd	18	11	3	4	35	25	25
Kinlochshiel	18	10	3	5	40	26	23
Kingussie	18	6	3	9	27	35	15
Glenurquhart	18	6	3	9	26	41	15
Lovat	18	7	1	10	29	45	15
Lochaber	18	4	6	8	27	42	14
Skye (R)	18	2	8	8	19	38	12
Fort William (R)	18	0	2	16	15	54	2

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2016 [Reference: 6

CA Shinty Premiership 2017

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Kinlochshiel (C)	18	13	4	1	49	17	30
Kyles Athletic	18	13	2	3	56	28	28
Lovat	18	12	1	5	37	31	25
Newtonmore	18	10	4	4	43	20	24
Kingussie	18	9	3	6	32	27	21
Oban Camanachd +	18	8	1	8	44	30	18
Glenurquhart	18	3	4	11	28	49	10
Lochaber	18	4	2	12	22	52	10
Kilmallie + (R)	18	3	1	13	19	48	8
Glasgow Mid Argyll (R)	18	2	2	14	21	49	6

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2017 [Reference: 7

CA Shinty Premiership 2018

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtownmore (C)	18	15	1	2	62	16	31
Kyles Athletic +	18	10	4	3	50	21	25
Kinlochshiel	18	10	5	3	48	28	25
Lovat	18	11	3	4	44	26	25
Oban	18	8	5	5	46	29	23
Kingussie	18	7	4	7	34	31	18
Lochaber	18	5	2	11	41	77	12
Caberfeidh	18	4	2	12	37	64	10
Skye (R)	18	3	2	13	27	65	8
Glenurquhart + (R)	18	0	4	13	15	47	5

Camanachd Association Shinty Premiership 2018 [Reference: 8

CA Shinty Premiership 2019

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Kingussie (C)	18	13	3	2	52	24	29
Lovat	18	10	5	3	47	22	25
Newtonmore +	17	9	2	6	48	29	21
Oban Camanachd ++	18	11	2	4	46	22	26
Kyles Athletic ++	17	11	1	4	41	26	25
Kinlochshiel	18	8	2	8	39	40	18
Caberfeidh	18	6	0	12	49	66	12
Kilmallie +	18	4	1	12	21	40	10
Inveraray (R)	18	3	1	14	20	53	7
Lochaber – (R)	18	3	1	13	24	65	5

Reference: [1]

Points System: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Draw / 0 Pts Loss / * Points Adjustments

Legend: (C) – Champions / (R) – Relegated / + – Points Adjustments

Report

In 2013 the Camanachd Association Shinty Premier League underwent a rebranding as the Premiership, and Newtownmore won the title from 2013-2016, scoring 33 points in 2013, 22 in 2014 from a reduced schedule of 14 matches, and 34 in 2015 and 2016, the last season undefeated. In the seasns where there were 18 matches per team, they never finished less than 7 points ahead of their nearest challengers. Kinlochshiel ended their streak in 2017, finishing on 30 points, two ahead of Kyles Athletic, placed second for the third year in a row. Newtownmore won the title back in 2018, by six points from Kyles Athletic, again runners-up. Kingussie won back the Title they thought must have been theirs for keeps in 2019 with 29 poins, four ahead of Lovat.

About Shinty

Shinty is Gaelic Scotland’s traditional version of Hurling. It is one of the forgotten Gaelic, Celtic or Atlantic Games like Basque Pelota and Welsh Baseball, played mostly in Gaelic parts of Scotland like the Highlands and Islands.

The game is very similar to Hurling, with a curved stick used to hit a ball through a goal, except there is no point-over-the-bar and less play in the air. The game is 12-a-side as opposed to Hurling’s 15-a-side.

References

Images

[1] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]

[2] Shinty.com (2017) Camanachd Association Shinty.com Logo [Internet] http://www.shinty.com/images/logo.gif [Accessed 20 March 2017]

Websites

[4] Shinty.com (2014) 2014 Marine Harvest Premiership [Internet] Available from: http://www.shinty.com/leagues/premier-division/2014-15/ [Accessed 1 September 2016

[5] Shinty.com (2015) 2015 Marine Harvest Premiership [Internet] Available from: http://www.shinty.com/leagues/premier-division/2015-16/ [Accessed 31 August 2016

[6] Shinty.com (2016) Marine Harvest Premiership [Internet] Available from: http://www.shinty.com/fixtures-live/the-premiership/ [Accessed 18 December 2016]

[7] Shinty.com (2017) The Marine Harvest Premiership [Internet] Available from: https://www.shinty.com/mens/fixtures-and-results/2017/marine-harvest-premiership [Accessed 12 November 2017]

[8] Shinty.com | Fixtures Live (2018) The Marine Harvest Premiership 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/comp/56787/table/Camanachd-Association-Marine-Harvest-Premiership-2018 [Accessed 29 December 2018]

[9] Camanachd Association | Fixtures Live (2019) Shinty Premiership 2019 | Table [Internet] Available from: https://w.fixtureslive.com/staticapi.aspx?a=statzone_comp.ashx%3fdivID%3d59105 [Accessed 26 November 2019]

Internet Archive

[3] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2013) The Orion Group Premiership [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131225010016/http://www.shinty.com/leagues/premier-division/ [Accessed 10 October 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender.

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Last Updated: 15 November 2020

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November 15, 2020

Hurlacrosse International Ireland Lacrosse v Europe Hurling Croke Park 2019

Gaelic Games Europe Logo [Reference: 1]

Result

*Date*	Home Team		*Away Team*
	Croke Park, Dublin
02.08.2019	Europe Hurling	4-10 (22)	Ireland Lacrosse	4-7 (19)

International Rules Hurlacrosse Europe 4-10 Hurling Ireland Lacrosse 4-7 Croke Park 2019 [Reference: 3]

Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Reference: 2]

Report

Europe Hurling defeated Ireland Lacrosse in the first ever Hurlacrosse International. Since 2009 Club Hurlacrosse matches have been played in Belfast, Darmstadt, Los Angeles and Wellington, and now Croke Park in Dublin as part of the GAA World Games. Europe Hurling won the encounter 4-10 to 4-7.

Hurlacrosse is a hybrid of Hurling and Lacrosse, considered two of the fastest field sports in the World.

Video

https://www.facebook.com/v2.3/plugins/post.php?app_id=249643311490&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df36d816c2dad5c8%26domain%3Deirball.ie%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Feirball.ie%252Ff7cd997a2346a%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Firelandlacrosse%2Fposts%2F3209454789133169&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=552

References

Logos

[1] GAA Europe (2014) logo1-300 [Internet] Available from: https://gaelicgameseurope.com/wp-content/uploads/logo1-300.png [Accessed 1 November 2020]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

Social Media / Video

[3] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook (2020) Post / Video August 2, 2020: [Internet] available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/3209454789133169 [Accessed 1 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Shane Mulcahy & Cillian Murphy & Ciaran Simms.

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Eirball | GAA World Archive

Last Updated: 15 November 2020

November 13, 2020

Camanachd Association Shinty Premier Division 2008-2012

Camanachd Association Logo [Reference: 1]

CA Shinty Premier Division 2008

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Kingussie (C)	18	18	0	0	94	19	36
Newtonmore	18	12	2	4	40	26	26
Fort William	18	10	3	5	69	31	23
Kyles Athletic	18	9	4	5	40	35	22
Inveraray	18	7	3	8	47	45	17
Oban Camanachd	18	5	4	9	25	44	14
Lochaber	18	5	3	10	30	40	13
Bute	18	4	5	9	27	47	13
Strathglass (R)	18	5	1	12	26	69	11
Lovat (R)	18	1	3	14	30	72	5

CA Shinty Premier Division 2008 [Reference: 3]

CA Shinty Premier Division 2009

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Kingussie (C)	18	13	4	1	82	28	30
Newtonmore	18	13	4	1	68	20	30
Fort William	18	9	2	7	39	31	20
Kyles Athletic	18	8	4	6	49	43	20
Glenurquhart	18	8	3	7	35	38	19
Oban Camanachd	18	8	2	8	31	38	18
Bute	18	5	3	10	28	41	13
Inveraray	18	6	1	11	40	55	13
Lochaber (R)	18	5	3	10	25	47	13
Glenorchy (R)	18	1	2	15	15	71	4

CA Shinty Premier Division 2009 [Reference: 4]

CA Shinty Premier Division 2010

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	14	3	1	64	10	31
Fort William	18	13	2	3	64	23	28
Kingussie	18	11	3	4	58	33	25
Kyles Athletic	18	11	3	4	49	26	25
Inveraray	18	9	2	7	48	40	20
Glenurquhart	18	6	3	9	29	40	15
Lovat	18	5	3	10	29	48	13
Oban Camanachd	18	4	2	12	24	46	10
Bute (R)	18	3	3	12	31	44	9
Glasgow Mid Argyll (R)	18	2	0	16	19	105	4

CA Shinty Premier Division 2010 [Reference: 5

CA Shinty Premier Division 2011

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	14	3	1	55	14	31
Kyles Athletic	18	12	5	1	62	23	29
Fort William	18	10	2	6	48	20	22
Kingussie	18	7	6	5	52	31	20
Glenurquhart	18	9	2	7	32	31	20
Kilmallie	18	7	1	10	41	55	15
Lovat	18	7	1	10	32	47	15
Inveraray	18	6	2	10	44	48	14
Oban Camanachd (R)	18	6	2	10	29	37	14
Glenorchy (R)	18	0	0	18	5	94	0

CA Shinty Premier Division 2011 [Reference: 6]

CA Shinty Premier Division 2012

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Newtonmore (C)	18	14	2	2	54	22	30
Kyles Athletic	18	12	3	3	48	31	27
Lovat	18	9	4	5	39	29	22
Fort William	18	8	3	7	36	34	19
Inveraray	18	8	2	8	37	34	18
Glenurquhart	18	8	2	8	32	39	18
Kingussie	18	7	3	8	40	39	17
Kinlochshiel	18	6	4	8	43	32	16
Kilmallie (R)	18	3	2	13	28	49	8
Bute (R)	18	0	5	13	11	49	5

CA Shinty Premier Division 2012 [Reference: 7]

Report

Kingussie were once again Champions of the Camanachd Association Shinty Premier Division in 2008, wiining all 18 matches and finishing 10 points ahead of their nearest challengers. They won the title again the following year, although this time only on goal difference from Newtownmore, who were to take the honours from 2010 to 2012.

About Scottish Shinty

Shinty (also known as Camanachd) is the Scottish version of Hurling, played mostly in the Gaelic-speaking Scottish Highlands. It has both Men’s and Women’s Leagues and Cups, and also University and Underage Competitions. It is 12-a-side, played with a stock and ball like in Hurling, but with no point-over-the-bar, just goals.

Shinty.com Logo [Reference: 2]

References

Images

[1] Camanachd Association (2017) Camanachd Association Logo [Internet] https://www.shinty.com/uploads/news-images/_w800fit/camanach-logo-wide.jpg [Accessed 9 March 2018]

[2] Shinty.com (2017) Camanachd Association Shinty.com Logo [Internet] http://www.shinty.com/images/logo.gif [Accessed 20 March 2017]

Internet Archive

[3] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2008) Premier Division – summary [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20081225224206/http://www.shinty.com/index.php?page=premier-division-summary [Accessed 10 October 2017]

[4] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2010) Scottish Hydrp Premier Division – summary [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20100112044634/http://www.shinty.com:80/index.php?page=premier-division-summary [Accessed 12 November 2017]

[5] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2011) Scottish Hydro Premier Division [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20110218065834/http://www.shinty.com/leagues/scottish-hydro-premier-division [Accessed 10 October 2017]

[6] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2011) 2011 Scottish Hydro Premier Division [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20140716094331/http://www.shinty.com/leagues/premier-division/2011-2 [Accessed 10 October 2017]

[7] Wayback Machine – Shinty.com (2012) 2012 Scottish Hydro Premier Division [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20140715191424/http://www.shinty.com/leagues/premier-division/2012-13 [Accessed 10 October 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emerson Callender.

About this document

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Last Updated: 13 November 2020

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November 13, 2020

Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Skryne GAA Tour of Massachusetts 1982

Results (America)

Date	Rounders Team		Softball Team
	Boys Softball Game
04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	8	Annunciation School Haverstown	8
	Girls Softball Game
04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	7	Annunciation School Haverstown	3
	Boys Softball Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	11	Brookline Civic	2
	Girls Softball Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	5	Brookline Civic	5
	Rounders Game
16.04.82	Skryne GAA (Meath)	11	Brookline Civic	11

Reference: [2]

Report

Skryne GAA made a trip to the USA in April, where the boys and girls played Softball matches against local schools – the Skryne boys and girls both winning one mmatch and drawing another. The Brookline coach requested a game of Rounders after their Softball games, which ended 11-all.

About Rounders-Softball International Rules

While nobody has yet come up with a viable Compromise between Rounders and Baseball or Softball to permit a genuine Compromise Rules match to take place, Internationals have taken place between Rounders teams and Softball teams whereby a match is played under the rules of one code and then a second match is played under the rules of the other code.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1982) “Youth Beat” Meath Chronicle Saturday, November 13, 1982. pg. 13.

Note: Past editions of the Evening Herald & Meath Chronicle are available to view at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

About this Document

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November 13, 2020

Rounders-Softball Club Internationals Lakelands GAA v Leinster Softball 1982

Results (Ireland)

Date	Rounders Team		Softball Team
	Softball Game
31.05.82	Lakelands GAA (Dublin)	3	Leinster Softball	24
	Rounders Game
31.05.82	Lakelands GAA (Dublin)	5	Leinster Softball	13

Reference: [1]

Report

Rounders & Softball games were arranged between Lakelands GAA of Stillorgan in Dublin and a team of International Softball Players from America & Japan (undoubtedly from the Leinster Softball League which started up in 1982 involving 3 American Teams, 1 Japanese and 1 Irish).

The first match, played under Softball Rules ended 24-3 to the Internationals, the second game, under Rounders rules was more competitive, with the Internationals winning again 13-5.

About Rounders-Softball International Rules

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (1982) “Lakelands Rounders” Evening Herald Thursday, June 3, 1982. pg. 14.

Note: Past editions of the Evening Herald & Meath Chronicle are available to view at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Fiona Corrigan.

About this Document

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Last Updated: 13 November 2020

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November 13, 2020

Pesapallo on Independence Day at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland 6 December

Pesapallo World Cup 2019 Logo [Reference: 1]

About

Pesapallo is the Finnish version of Baseball and is their National Sport. It has an unusual form of pitching and players run zig-zags through bases. There is a game played on their National Holiday every year at the Finnish Embassy in Ireland.

Here is a Video of the sport from the New York Times, as shared by the Irish-Finnish Society on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

References

Logos

[1] Sponsor my Event (2020) LOGO World-Cup-Pesäpallo-Pune-2019 – Copy [Internet] Available from: https://cdn.filepicker.io/api/file/YAItHNJTLKnALYELy7Qu [Accessed 13 November 2020]

Social Media

[2] Irish-Finnish Society Facebook (2019) Video [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrishFinnishSociety/posts/1326676680678956 [Accessed 27 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Howard.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 November 2020

November 13, 2020November 1, 2023

Calcio Storico Fiorentino Finals 1952-Present

Comune di Firenze Logo [Reference: 1]

Finals 1952-Present

*Year*	*Winners*		*Runners-up*
1952	Rossi	3	Verdi	½
1953	Rossi	4½	Bianchi	2
1954	Bianchi	4½	Azzurri	½
1955	Azzurri	6	Verdi	1½
1956	Bianchi	6	Azzurri	3½
1957	No Winner
1958	Bianchi	7	Azzurri	1
1959	No winner
1960	Bianchi	6	Azzurri	1
1961	Azzurri	1	Bianchi	½
1962	No winner
1963	Rossi	1	Verdi	½
1964	Bianchi	2	Rossi	1½
1965	Rossi	1	Verdi	½
1966	Bianchi	3½	Azzurri	½
1967	No winner
1968	Verdi	1½	Verdi	1
1969	Bianchi	1½	Azzurri	½
1970	Bianchi	4	Azzurri	½
1971	Bianchi	5	Rossi	0
1972	Bianchi	1	Azzurri	0
1973	Bianchi	4	Rossi	1
1974	Bianchi	5½	Rossi	0
1975	Bianchi	5	Azzurri	½
1976	Bianchi	1	Azzurri	0
1977 *	Bianchi	½	Azzurri	½
1978 +	Bianchi		Azzurri
1979	Azzurri	11	Rossi	1
1980	Azzurri	2½	Bianchi	1
1981	Bianchi	2½	Azzurri	1½
1982	No winner
1983	Azzurri	4½	Bianchi	1½
1984	Azzurri	4	Verdi	3
1985	Azzurri	4½	Bianchi	3
1986	Azzurri	3	Bianchi	1
1987	Azzurri	4	Rossi	½
1988	Azzurri	5	Bianchi	3
1989	Azzurri	5½	Verdi	1
1990	No winner
1991	Azzurri	3½	Verdi	1½
1992	Azzurri	2½	Ross	1
1993	Azzurri	2½	Verdi	1½
1994	Azzurri	6½	Verdi	½
1995	Azzurri	3	Verdi	1½
1996	Verdi	5	Rossi	1
1997	No winner
1998	Rossi	11½	Verdi	4
1999	Azzurri	9	Verdi	0
2000	Azzurri	7	Rossi	3
2001	Bianchi		No opposition
2002	Azzurri	6	Rossi	3
2003	Azzurri	9	Verdi	8½
2004	Rossi	9	Bianchi	6½
2005	Azzurri	3	Verdi	0
2006	No winner
2007	Bianchi	9	Viola	7
2008	Rossi	9½	Azzurri	4
2009	Rossi	14	Azzurri	3½
2010	Azzurri	11½	Bianchi	3
2011	Azzurri	2½	Azzurri	1½
2012	Bianchi	4	Azzurri	0
2013	Azzurri	2	Bianchi	0
2014	No winner
2015	Bianchi	4½	Verdi	½
2016	Bianchi	6½	Azzurri	6
2017	Bianchi	6	Rossi	5½
2018	Rossi
2019	Rossi

Finals 1952-Present [Reference: 2-3]

Report

Bianchi di Santo Spirito were the Champions most often from the 1950s to the 1970s, including a 10 year reign from 1969 to 1978. Azzurri di Santa Croce took over the mantle from 1979 to 1995 winning almost all the Finals during that period. From then on the winners roll has been more mixed, with Bianchi and Azzurri getting on the winners roll frequently, as well as Rossi di Santa Maria Novella on five occasions.

FLORENCE – JUN 24: Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012. Calcio fiorentino (calcio storico or calcio in costume) is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football [Reference: 9]

Teams

Team	Translation
Azzurri di Santa Croce	Blues
Bianchi di Santo Spirito	Whites
Rossi di Santa Maria Novella	Reds
Verdi di San Giovanni	Greens

Teams 1952-Present [Reference: 2-3]

[7] FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17, 2020: Calcio Storico and the rallying of the troops By BAHADIR ARAL AVCI / www.shutterstock.com

About

Calcio Storico Fiorentino has been played in Florence, Tuscany since the Renaissance. The first organised match took place on February 17, 1530. It was revived in the 20th Century. first under the 1930s government of Mussolini, and then again after World War II in the Italian Republic. Earlier matches dating back to the 1400s mention games played in breaks between work by workers [Reference: 2-5]

The matches usually take place during the June Festival period, with four teams, Azzurri, Bianchi, Rossi and Verdi (Blues, Whites, Reds and Greens) representing the four quarters of the city of Florence. The match is played between 54 players – two teams of 27 – with teams reversing ends after each score. It is played on sand in the Plaza. There are usually a Semi-Finals and Final. Half Points are scored, and teams play in traditional dress.

[8] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 [Reference: 7] By Sergey Goryachev / http://www.shutterstock.com

References

Images

[1] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) logo-tamburino-firenze [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/logo-tamburino-firenze.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Risultati Partite [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[3] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Albo d’Oro [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/risultati_partite [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[4] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=calcio-storico-fiorentino [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[5] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) Studies & Documentation [Internet] Available from: http://www.calciostoricofiorentino.it/?q=studi_e_documentazione [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Images

[6] Calcio Storico Fiorentino Sito Ufficiale (2020) IMG_0823 [Internet] Available from: http://calciostoricofiorentino.it/sites/default/files/IMG_0823.jpg [Accessed 4 August 2020]

[7] FLORENCE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 17, 2020: Calcio Storico and the rallying of the troops By BAHADIR ARAL AVCI / www.shutterstock.com

[8] MONACO – CIRCA 1963: A stamp printed by MONACO shows an illustration of the Calcio Fiorentino field and starting positions from a 1688 book by Pietro di Lorenzo Bini, Florence, circa 1963 By Sergey Goryachev / http://www.shutterstock.com

[9] FLORENCE – JUN 24 Fighting players during Calcio Fiorentino match on June, 24,2012 Calcio fiorentino calcio storico or calcio in costume is an historic florentine game, origins of modern football By mkistryn http://www.123rf.com

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco.

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November 12, 2020

Handball-Pelota International Tailteann Games Ireland v Basque Country 1932

Tailteann Games Poster 2-3 August 1932 [Reference: 1]

Ireland v Basque Country International 1932

Date	Ireland Team		Basque Country Team
	Singles
22.06.1932	P. Perry	2	Jose Aramendi	1	10-21. 21-11, 21-20
22.06.1932	P. Bell	2	Manuel Urcelay	1	13-21, 21-16, 21-13
	Hard-Ball Doubles
24.06.1932	J. McGrath & R. McGinn	2	M. Urcelay & J. Aramendi	3	1-21, 21-17, 6-21, 21-20, 8-21
	Hardball Doubles
28.06.1932	P. Berry & B. Walsh	0	M. Urcelay & J. Aramendi	3	5-21, 13-21, 2-21

Handball-Pelota International Ireland v Basque Country 1932 [Reference: 1]

Final Score: The series finished Ireland 2 Basque Country 2.

About

The match was organised by Eamonn de Valera, and featured the Irish Soft-ball Champion, P. Perry, the Irish Junior soft-ball champion, as well as Gardai Sgt. J. McGrath (Depot) & R. McGinn (Clontarf), and was part of the Tailteann Games of 1932 which brought together the Irish & Celts from all over the World for our version of the Olympic Games.

Sets alternated between using the Irish ball and the Basque ball. The Series finished 2 matches each, with Ireland winning both Singles matches, and the Basques winning both Hardball Doubles matches. The Basques paid compliment to Ireland’s Handballers, saying they could beat the World, and the Irish Press complimented the fine display put on by the Basques.

References

Programmes

[1] Folklore of Ireland Twitter Account (2020) DIREGG9W4AEGN3Q [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIREGG9W4AEGN3Q?format=jpg&name=small [Accessed 11 November 2020]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1932) “The Handball Dispute: Dublin Player Suspended” Irish Independent. Monday, November 23, 1931. pg. 8

[3]Cam. (1932) “The Basques Impress: In Handball Duel with Garda” Irish Press. Thursday, June 23, 1932. pg. 8

[4] Anon. (1932) “Would Beat the World: Basque Tribute to Our Handballers” Irish Press. Friday, June 24, 1932. pg. 8

[5] Anon. (1932) “Basques Fine Display: Exhibitions of National Game” Irish Press. Saturday, June 25, 1932. pg. 8

[6]Cam. (1932) “How Basques Play Games: First Exhibitions at the Depot” Irish Independent. Thursday, June 23, 1932. pg. 14

[7] Anon. (1932) “Handball Gossip” Limerick Leader. Saturday, June 25, 1932. pg. 16

[8] Anon. (1932) “…” Irish Independent.Wednesday, June 29, 1932. pg. 13

Note: Past Editions of the Irish Press, Irish Independent and Limerick Leader are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Kevin Smyth & Enda Fahy.

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November 12, 2020

Kabaddi Trinity Indian Society 2013

Trinity Indian Society Logo [Reference: 1]

Report

Trinity Indian Society held a Kabaddi event as part of the 4th October Diwali Celebrations in 2013.

About

Kabaddi is an Indian Tag Game, popular throughout South Asia, whereby a team has to tag players on the opposing team and get back to their own base without being tagged in turn in the time it takes to hold their breath. In order to ensure the players are holding their breath they have to repeat “Kabaddi” over and over again.

References

Logos

[1] Trinity Indian Society Facebook (2013) Profile Picture, June 30, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/trindiansoc/photos/a.156945757722518/2272681512815588 [Accessed 12 November 2020]

Social Media

[2] Trinity Indian Society Facebook (2013) Event, Discussion, October 4, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/393951480731891/?active_tab=discussion [Accessed 12 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to

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November 12, 2020

Federation of International Polo European Championships 2016

Federation of International Polo Logo [Reference: 1]

XI FIP European Championship 2016

Berlin (Germany) August-September 2016

7th Place
Poland	6.5	Slovakia	4
5th Place
Italy	6	Netherlands	4
3rd Place
Austria	6	Germany	5
Final
Ireland	7	France	4

Report

Ireland won the 11th Federation of Internatonal Polo European Championships in Berlin in 2016, defeating France 7-4 in the Final.

Websites

[1] Ocasia (2016) Logo Federation of International Polo [Internet] Available: https://ocasia.org/Images-OCA/Logo-Federation-of-International-Polo_176760002121.jpg [Accessed 17 November 2016]

Newspapers & Magazines

[2] Anon. (2016) “European Championship”. Hurlingham Polo Magazine. Winter 2016. pg. 65

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Clodagh Doyle & Jillian Kingston.

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