Jedburgh residents square up in hundred-year-old contest

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Uploaded by on Mar 5, 2009

HUNDREDS of residents in a Scottish town squared up to each other in a traditional ball gamed dating back 250 years.

The Jethard HandBa event sees the Uppies people from the higher part of the Borders town Jedburgh face those from the bottom half, the Doonies.

The objective of the game is to carry the leather ball which is stuffed with moss and newspaper to the right side of the town. For the Uppies, it is towards the castle and over the wall and for the Doonies the goal is the Jed water.

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  • you should check out the orkney ba it been done for hundreds of years aswell in the boys there can be 40-60 peopple and in the mens there can be 60-100 people

  • An englishmans heed.

  • did he say what the ball represents?

  • Dug, ur an arse

  • shut it dougie :L

  • fuck you beeeeeeene

  • i played in that =D

    moan the doonies =]

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