What is Hurling? (part 2 of 3)

[teaficionado]

I love how 90% of this shows clips of either Tipp, or Kilkenny.

[CrypticJezuz]

@teaficionado not enough galway haha

[fathead123123123]

its called a pull

[Evi1M4chine]

Can you re-upload that in high-res? One can not even see the ball or half of the rest.

[SaiKoSeSu]

What song is this? I've heard it before.

[amangonecrazy]

lol its like playing running golf!

[558Bloc]

Hurling is really gay to watch at least.

[MrFocaleile]

@558Bloc its the most exciting sport ever man

[AirforceLax]

fuck this sport looks wiked tough its a strange mixture of lacrosse golf and soccer or football if your european i play lacrosse and just learned about this sport i would love to learn how to play

[mrnikered]

come on the rebels

[212Eire]

its quiet dangerous but iv played since i was 4 and these moves are common practice to me the ball would be more dangerous than the shoulders it reachs speeds of up to 200mph

[tipp94]

greatest sport in the world

[ConCon75]

Closest ive played in field hockey, i wasnt allowed to play because of the GAA, but now they have changed the rules i might try it out.

[xXRosenroTxXxBabezXx]

Hurlers playing golf...

Sounds good ha ha

[acdc200795]

that wasnt a free at 5:45 it was a penalty

[SaemusKilburn]

Actually basketball was invented at Syracuse University. Not in Canada. And curling is fucking retarded.

[14cillian14]

@SaemusKilburn ur some fool!!!!!

[Cianothekid]

Really?

Well why would I be taught about Canada?

I live on the other side of the world..:)

If I ask anybody, most of them will say that basketball originated in America, and a few will say that for hockey aswell.

You people can't really hold your own,can you?

[lexxzz92]

Pretty hard looking sport.

Seems like a fun sport though, Ireland's got some pretty fun looking sports. Ive only played Gaelic Football and i gotta say it's a very fun sport.

[UPTHEIRA7]

Its Very hard i play every day and i have 2 say if theres a hurling club near you JOIN

[RabbidMan]

I play lacrosse, but this looks so F*** hard, and painfull

[deargciarog]

Need a hand finding a hurling club near you?

[cioupty]

hurling is THE top game man!

[ELGRIFFO1981]

Ya just know the comentator plank hasnt a clue about the game... i mean, what sorta clown calls it a "hurley"?? its a fuckin Hurl for feck sake!

[xxxsaz13xxx]

are you calling me a clown? coz i call it a hurley! and im guessing your callin evryone in my parish a clown as well since they call it a hurley too, eh? different parts of the country call it a hurl nd a hurley, ya plank!

[ELGRIFFO1981]

yeah maybe i am,i know Kilkenny people cork people, wexford people, tipp animals, and even blaa's call it a hurl, sure who's left after that?? Anyone ive ever heard it call it a hurley either played football or was foreign!

[xxxsaz13xxx]

wel theres such counties as clare,limerick & dublin too ya know dat play hurling.. hurling dusnt just revolve around kilkenny & tipperary.

[Cianothekid]

Well then you need ta get out more.

[limerickandproud]

it's a hurley... that's the official name. end of story.

[inchaoswetrust]

Pretty tough innit?

Looks fun though

[Desmondo2000]

Hurling is for Queers

Bicycle polo now theirs a real mans sport

[MMcDuna]

What kind of a retard are you? sucking a guys dick is more manly than bicycle polo! your an asshole

Tiocfaidh ar la!

[nolannolys]

@Desmondo2000 that meant to be a joke?

[audino2k8]

well m8 hows u iv been playing hurling for 4 years fuking love the game i play for st eunans and dongal under 16s

[dex33]

Looks like an amazing game.

But i REALLY pitty the goalkeepers! I mean, such a big goal, and such a small ball :D

[NJDEVILSFAN12]

lol i would just run around wacking people

[deargciarog]

Anyone interested in getting a club going in Orlando, Florida? Just send me a message.

[JackLdakid]

Best game in the world.. great fun...Up da Rebels(Cork)

[TEgnoto89]

can you check with the stick

[Cianothekid]

like hit ppl with it...?

no but ppl are always gettin away with stuff like thatz

[TEgnoto89]

oh ok. this looks wicked sweet if i ever go to ireland i'll check it out; gotta stick with lacrosse for now

[renoinabin]

you can check sort of, you can hook the other players hurley with you own or block the swing directly from the front. up till a few years ago it was anything goes but they tightened the regs a bit

[ARAGORN41]

@renoinabin Did you just make that up? There's been rules since 1887...

[renoinabin]

@ARAGORN41 rules that were mostly ignored till about 15 years ago. Ever heard of Hells Kitchen kiddo? its what they used to call the tipperary defence, have you ever seen the image of Christie Ring arguably the greatest Hurler of all time, being held up by his team mates barely conscious with blood all over his body after cork beat tipp in an all ireland? did you notice that even though i posted this three years ago no one else has called me on it, and think how cuchullain got named.

[ARAGORN41]

@renoinabin There was still rules though, you're talking through your snotter. No one has called you on it cause the majority of people watching this video are yanks who don't have a clue. It was not played to the extent that the rules were completely ignored, you're a moron if you think it was. A bit of blood means nothing.

[renoinabin]

@ARAGORN41 my snotter? what are you? english? an dtuigeann tu? Did I say a bit of blood? no I did not, one of the most athletic hurlers ever to play the game lost so much blood he couldnt stand. if the ref isnt watching players do anything.In 2005, C.U.H. and Waterford Regional Hospital published a paper stating that, in two hospitals, 310 hurlers were treated for eye injuries over a 9 year period. Of these 14 ended up with permanently impaired vision and six were left legally blind.

[ARAGORN41]

@renoinabin will you relax with your irrelevant facts. accidents happen in sports it doesnt mean the rules are ignored and christy ring was far from the most athletic person to play the sport even at time he was playing and no im irish

[cieronmalone]

top sport! never played it myself, dont think i have the bollocks too! stick to the rugby! out of interest whats the dimensions of an average hurley pitch?????

[btyrrell11]

eh 137m long nd bou 82m wide

[jmedig]

he forgot 2 mention kickin de ball haha

[fjfjvmvm]

Thanks for this very informative video on this fantastic sport. I encountered it for the first time on a recent trip to Ireland.

[jonlanderman]

Thank you so much for this totally informative video...I had seen hurling played once before at a friends house (on TV not the actual game) and all I could tell was that there were either A whole lot of rules or not very many. Thanks again for posting this

[VortexNeurofunk]

i just watched the first part... fuck yeah hurling for the fucking win! my doctor who is Irish said to me first time i met him when i was 15 goin for a check up he said "you have a perfect solid build for playing hurley" and i was like cool... what the fuck is hurley haha now i know(tho im 21 now)

hurley is fucking sick it'd be awesome to get some teams happening in my town in australia (btw as for the celtic blood thing well im english, irish, scottish, welsh and german i got plenty of it lol

[kevinwhorgan]

look them up online,there are plentyof hurling clubs in australia.one of the lads is just back from oz and he played for a club in sydney

[larrycake1981]

'We want our men to train and to be physically strong so that when the time comes the hurlers will cast away the caman for the steel that will drive the saxon from our land.' Dan Mc Carthy

[ronan32]

you have to have celtic blood to play this sport..other cultures need not apply...your not tough enough.

[dwnbowden]

You mean "you're not tough enough." I may not have celtic blood but at least I know the importance of grammar.

[danielkol]

Nice way to attempt to justify a stupid isolationist sport.

[397388]

did u just say that hurling is stupid?..

u have to be the greatest retart alive, this is the fastest toughests and hardest game ever made and u think its stupid..haha you are some

[danielkol]

What's a retart? LOL! I knew it came from cavemen. Uga uga!!

[397388]

a reatart is a danielkol

[danielkol]

Wow buddy. You repeatedly makes mistakes. Now it's a "reatart"? Too many hurling blows to the head huh?

[fjfjvmvm]

Regardless of your "isolationist" knock its a fantastic sport. I'm an American not an Irishmen but I can appreciate that it is a very fast, athletic and skillful game. I wouldn't care if it was from Angola - its great fun.

[Cianothekid]

But you're canadian.

Do you guys even live in houses?

What sports did ye ever invent?

[danielkol]

LOL. Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?

School should have taught you that we live in houses. I'll teach you that we invented hockey, basketball, and curling (to name a few). Although, not big on the curling myself, you do know what these sports are?...:P

[anonanon556]

@397388

retart?

heh, says a lot actually..

[freestylepigeon]

@397388 isn't it ironic that you spelled retard wrong

[germanman95]

@397388 I have to disagree that this is the toughest game ever made. Having played American football and Hurling, Ive been left with far worse physical pain/ injury from American football than hurling, I've also seen a lot of permanent debilitating injury from football. The professional injury rate is 100%, many lineman don't live past their 50's because of what they put themselves through. I will agree however, that Hurling requires an amazing amount of skill, and it takes much longer to master

[RochesterCycling]

If you were to bring that game to my town, I'm certain the risk management types would find a way to boil it down to a risk-free simple game where there are no losers, only winners.

[TheFightingIrish2]

they used to get there faces knocked in but now every one has to wair helmets ffs we going to end up look like american footballers if we keep

listen to yee

[kerryfan14]

actully u dont have to wear a helmet if u dont want unless ur under the age of 18

[Plip100]

'It requires great timing and bravery'.....

[Fearghal27]

"often amid flying hurley,s" HAHA

[bnumber8]

This looks crazy. If the "hurlies" aren't made of Styrofoam or the like, don't people get their heads and teeth etc taken out all the time from a swinging stick?

[knockaboi]

ya teeth get missing and head's and face's a bloody mess.. very good entertainment.. look it up..

[tombarry1921]

Hurling- fastest growing sport in asia

[mop2mop]

this is nothin like pussy field hockey! this game is rougher and its great criac!

[hockeyruler48]

i play ice hockey (in america) but this sport looks sooo cool i wish americans played it more

[dunnE47]

NFL HOCKEY IS GAY. HURLING IS THE JOB

[Darbus007]

In America This Is Called Field Hockey...

-_-

[carterhayes7878]

I'm pretty certain you can't touch the ball in field hockey with your hand, or balance the ball on your stick while running. Not to put down field hockey, but I think this game requires more skill.

[scoopdeloops]

you obviously don't know anything about either sport...

[poopmasta12]

this is nothing like fucking gay feild hocky

[Frankieireland]

totally different sport. hurling is approx 2300 years older than field hockey. it's also about 2300 times the game. i play both. there is no skill in field hockey compared to hurling.

[errlloyd]

Maybe not as much skill required, but thats just means you have to be better at the skills. I don't play either, but have large exposher to both. Field hockey requires a lot of skill too as you can't use your hands and are dependant entirely on stick work.

[OpusFSMi]

@Frankieireland: "hurling is ... also about 2300 times the game [of field hockey] ... "

Definitely. I played hockey in school (had no choice), but hurling looks much much better. FH is slower, 1-dimensional, and awkward (because of the cricket-bat-inspired single-sided stick - why? The bloody Victorians).

When I played, my stick was worn away at the heel, so whenever I hit the ball, it went like a baseball linedrive - usually head height! So I now think of myself as a kind of honorary hurler

[netopia1234]

field hockey is a variation of hurling. Hurling is alot older than "field hockey" and better.

[mikereynolds4444]

NO!

[starlightmayra]

I play this sport in London and it's such an amazing sport!I love it!!!!

[Jahmichael123]

this is the most awesome sport in the world

[spittle8]

Agreed

[leeskathy123]

no one in Ireland call's it a hurl we all call it a HURLEY!!!!

[woodenpudden]

loads a people call them hurls ya mong

[leeskathy123]

no one where i fuckin come from calls them hurls!!!!!

[woodenpudden]

so you have never said 'grab the hurls and go for a púcaround'

[leeskathy123]

no never what part of Ireland are you from!!

[jnutty250]

You should see some of the fights, they make hockey look like a bunch of sissy fighters.

[divinefart]

football is a girls game played by 300 lbs vaginas outta shape fat fucks 15 min of action in 3hrs? as bas as baseball for christ sake

[dubc007]

sounds like a harsh tough sport eh.. what song is playing in this vid? can anyone help me out?

[tubeer123456]

i like how they give a name to catching a ball, or running down the field

[johntipp]

what an excellent series of videos - love hurling, without doubt the best game on the planet. Thanks for podting it - come on Tipp!!

[gerardosmi]

What a shitty sport. They don't even have rules on protective gear, LOL

[Cokane1888]

Clealry didn't listen to the videos then idiot, and you can wear helmets if you want. Only pussies like the NFL need protective gear.

[deargciarog]

Anyone crazy enough for hurling would be crazy enough to stand next to an NFL player and call him a pussy. I'm sure the NFL players would respect the audacity needed for hurling, but the weakest NFL player could flick a hurler off his feet with a simple look. The hurler woulldn't give 2 shits, but that's what would happen.

[nullerboy]

ya right...nfl players HAVE to wear helmets .......and pack there bodys up with padding.....hurling no padding,helmets optional....not to forget nfl players get a rest every few seconds cos its constantly stopped...hurling almost non stop for 35 min then another 35min

[GutBusters521]

@Cokane1888 I admire Gaelic football and Hurling as much as the next guy but if you have ever played American Football you would understand why we have protective gear it is a violent sport and the collisions are way more violent than anything even rugby

[noahac1]

@GutBusters521 That has to be the most retarded thing i have ever heard. i played football for a year when i moved from ireland. YOU THINK AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS A SPORT!!!! your american game you are to stupid to know how a takle so you just throw yourself mindlessl. rugby is like combat you take your oponent down strategectly. rugby players hit harder than football players duh! so why dont you americans take off your over sized tampons and play like men.

[bbmurf84]

@GutBusters521 american football probably tougher than gaelic football alright,but get hit by a hurley and you know all about violent! ;-)

[RenegadeMaster07]

@GutBusters521 i agree you need the protective gear in american football. Unlike rugby theres dudes coming at your upper body just trying to knock you right over. In rugby they are pulling you to the ground

but in hurley you also NEED protective gear, probably more so.. but there isn't really any. You have a helmet and it's optional. So just like in battle you need to use your hurley to protect yourself. If you jump for the ball, you have to ensure you hit the ball or it hits your face lol

[Blaaland88]

@RenegadeMaster07 helmet isn't optional any more! just to let you know :)

[RenegadeMaster07]

@Blaaland88 yeah i found out about that, but me and my mates are in scotland and not party of any league... and we're all skint so we only have 2 helmets between 10 guys lol So the plan is to put safety above winning, and accept that scoring a goal or making a good pass isn't as important as smacking your mate round the face and maybe killing him lol.

Once we all have helmets though it'll get rougher. And due to an incident last week... some of the guys will be buying cups! :p

[MrCiaran91]

@GutBusters521 i play american football in ireland nd agree after every tacking session im in bits the nxt day,nd wearing pads doesnt make u invincible its stil sore,but 1 ting tat im grateful for is da helmet, imagine >20st forwards coming at u without a helmet.or tacking at da knees and getting ur face smash, AF pads allow u to hit harder but rugby is more brutal,ie >50 players on NFL teams unlimited substituions on a 60min game tat takes 2.5hrs plenty of rest,rugby attrition takes its toll.

[MrFocaleile]

@GutBusters521 But such a sport that stops every 5 seconds, wears a tonne of padding, excludes players because they are not big enough and that requires little skill ,can not be called a sport at all.

[kevinwhorgan]

dumb dago spic

[ra4lyf]

aye dey dnt have rules on protective gear it jus shows dat hurling is a far harder sport dan ne over sport n u have 2 b far baver in hurley dan other sports

[06cHa06]

lmao... ur an idiot!! Hurling is a great game, much better dan dat gay NFL shite! every sport has rules, it wudn be possible to play without em... and.. uh... d ya not see dem wearin helmets dumass?! where did u get ur education, off a rice krispies box?

[coaubry]

@gerardosmi I'd love to see your bitch ass out on the field. You wouldn't last ten seconds.

[mrnikered]

@gerardosmi how the fuck is it a shitty game id like 2 fucking c u play this it not like nfl with all the protective gear its not called the fastest game on grass r fastest team game n the world 4 notin

[mrnikered]

@gerardosmi so you say hurling s shit cause we dont wear protective gear u got 2 be the biggest reatard going for one its the fastest game on earth and the most skilfull so you can go fuck yourself

[Cokane1888]

in what way? as in football players acting like big girls?

[thekrutch434]

why dont they dive?

[eomahony313]

to defent all u have 2 do is get the ball!dont foul de man but its never easy!

[the5h4rk]

looks pretty bloody dangerous! how are you supposed to defend?

[Megadec87]

The are 7 men in charge of defending, 3 full backs, 3 half backs and a goalkeeper, everyone but the goal keeper is responsible for a player on the opposing team and they try and get the ball before they do by out running them or if they have the ball by winning the ball off them by hooking,blocking or hitting if off their hurl when they try and solo run (you cant just run with the ball you have to balance it or bounce it on the end of your stick)

[Megadec87]

if you meant defending as in defending yourself? you generally see a stick coming at you and it's just a matter of holding your stick infront of you to avoid another one hitting you

[Cokane1888]

Correct, I should have made it more clear, pardon me lol

[anfearr]

so is the guy at every game with the JOHN 3:7 sign!!

[TiaEverReady]

Helmets are optional in seniors