Stanford v UC Berkeley Hurling game, ABC Channel 7 News

TV news report from ABC 7 news on college hurling match between UC Berkeley and Stanford, February 21st, 2009.

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[ourdaywillcome85]

"3000 years and nobody has heard of it", that would be because you are an american and you dont have any knowledge of the world outside of your country you moron!

[eamonnca1]

No, it's because we've done such a bad job of selling the game outside our own community.

[ourdaywillcome85]

yes to a large degree but the point i am making is that the americans seem to think they are the centre of the universe, which they are not, world series of baseball with only american teams? Thats no world series...i do agree though that the GAA have been very lacklustre in promoting our sports outside of Ireland.

[eamonnca1]

The World Series only refers to the MLB final. It was once sponsored by a newspaper called the New York World, but the name stuck.

[irishrose101]

Those hurlers give hurling no justice at all.. thats baby level their playing at, he should have shown a clip of a few beasts back here in Ireland playing, thatd show em the real sport ;)

[MrTtime13]

Cheeky man....would love to come across him on the field :) best sport ever

[MrShanbla]

Only the brave would dare throw a bit of soccer into the game of hurling, its a sure way to break a leg. Some day people will learn to research the sport they are presenting!

[macky592]

@ourdaywillcome85 Maybe for the news Anchor, but then again they're stuck in the studio majority of the time :D I'm an American, never been outside the US, but HAVE heard of Hurling, Gaelic Football, Association Football - what we call Soccer for whatever reason. While I'm not too familiar with Gaelic Football or Hurling, I've gotten to know Australian Rules Football and that seems fun. GF and Hurling seems fun.

I've created a new sport called Bay Ball. Hope to intro it soon!!

[fleminnj]

@eamonnca1 Fair point, but the MLB winners still refer to themselves as World Champions... Its not like Tipp were going around calling themselves world champions after their victory last season is it?!?

[aontas1]

Just tuned into this. As you've never heard of it, you should watch some footage of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the GAA. It was amazing. Really, never heard of it!!, ask all the millions of Irish in your country!!It is now played in dozens of countries, Sweden, Dubai, Germany, France, etc. Also read some of Irelands history and legends, Chuchulain and Fionn, etc!!

[theweegit]

cos you can get hit on the head with a big feckin stick lol

[IAmWanderingAengus]

yeah, the school insurance makes it required

[law4president]

in all fairness man ur comparin a little small nation of only 4 million to the most powerful nation in the world.. i think Ireland does very well considerin the size and population! u shouldn knock it.

[frankskive]

wy do they all wear helmets ???

do they have too wear them over in the the states???