AMERICANS REACT TO THE RULES OF HURLING || REAL FANS SPORTS

[@mikecasey218]

Love the reaction lads. Hurling is one of the oldest field games in the world and is popular for at least 3000 years in Ireland with the first literary reference dating back to 1272 BC

[@RealFansSports]

Thank you so much, we definitely didn't know that it was dated that far back. That is very interesting and pretty cool too. Thank you for the information too.

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

@@RealFansSports a lot of sports derive from hurling

[@BadDubII]

Best sport in the world hands down

[@RealFansSports]

Looks awesome!

[@MariaLK01]

It's important to note that this is an amateur sport. All these players work full time as teachers, marketing, sales etc,etc. The whole GAA organisation in an amateur one. The sport itself is over 3000 years old and it is incredibly popular here. You really need to watch an All Ireland Final to appreciate the incredible skill of those players. Look up Clare v Cork Final 2013 (Not the replay!)

[@RealFansSports]

Ok we can definitely give that a look. And yeah I didn’t think about the fact that they work other jobs. Makes the game more about passion for the sport than just money

[@ClaireQuinn566]

Each County in Ireland has their own colours so you can identify straight away who is playing who in the match (game). This extends to the usual flags, hats, sports shirts for the fans.

[@cdrago462]

The sliotar (pron Slit-er), is roughly the same consistency as a baseball, although sightly lighter. The biggest difference that you'd notice between a baseball and sliotar is that in a sliotar, the stitching is on the outside whereas it's on the inside in a baseball.

[@RealFansSports]

hmmmm.. Very interesting! Thanks for explaining that to us!

[@76ludlow]

Spin-off of baseball? No, not at all.If you see aspects of baseball, soccer or field hockey in hurling then that is because hurling predates those sports by millenia. Hurling has origins in the ancient Ireland of around 3,000 years ago, with reports of it in ancient Celtic myths as a less-lethal form of military combat training for young Irish warriors. Not only is hurling probably the oldest field sport that exists in the world, it is also known to be the fastest too.

[@matthewedgeworth4509]

Good reaction lads, definitely hope to see some more hurling. To touch on a few things you mentioned/asked about....well the replay thing, used to be the game would be replayed at a later date but this has actually been changed just this year. Now games go to extra time and only an draw in All-Ireland Final goes to replay. As for the ball, well a sliotar is kind of of like a small baseball, it's a cork centre wrapped in leather

[@RealFansSports]

Ahhh ok that makes sense!! Thanks for explaining that! And yes we definitely plan to do some more!

[@cheiftain732]

Boston red sox had they guys to fenway they couldnt believe the irish lad dropped the mitt catching bare handed .

[@RealFansSports]

😂😂😂

[@peadarruane6582]

You have accounts of the sport going back millenia, with mentions of the games in some of our oldest tales and legends. The Modern game really started with with creation of the Gaelic Athletic Association during a period of Irish history known as the Gaelic revival in the later 19th century. Hurlling does have a presence in the US. the GAA has clubs around the country, and in fact precovid, the New York GAA played in the All Ireland Championship (at least in Gaelic Football they did} In the 19O4 St. Louis Olympics Gaelic Football and hurling were demostration sports actually, with some club from Chicago winning both competitions.

[@RealFansSports]

WOW! That is so cool. thanks for sharing the history lesson. this was the first time we heard of this sport and it is badass!

[@tdogg1157]

I remember staying with a family in America for the summer it was during the 90’s it was to help children from Ireland get out of the war for a few weeks. And we played baseball a lot and the family couldn’t believe I had never played baseball before that. I was better than there two kids so I joined the summer league team they played in it was a great experience as a kid. Hurling made it easy for me to hit the ball and catch it. I think it’s harder to catch the ball with the big glove on. There two kids hated hurling they didn’t like getting hit with the Hurley bat and how fast the ball came at them and having to catch the ball with only their hands

[@martincummins3731]

A spin off of baseball. 😂 No guys. Most other sports are spin off's of this sport. It is at least 3,000 years old. It is derived from the close quarter battle training used by Irish Kings and Chieftains to train their troops for battle.

[@RealFansSports]

The comparison that we are making aren’t about what came first. We are making comparison based off our knowledge of sports. Thanks for sharing the history of the sport. That is really cool!

[@itaomahony502]

It’s the oldest field game in the world, the fastest and the most dangerous. Originally played to train warriors both male and female.

[@RealFansSports]

Can’t believe we never heard of it before! It’s sick

[@MokumHVB]

Really liked this one. Something different and it looks like you need a lot of skill to play this. A lot of different skills.

[@seanmccormack2442]

The video you watched butchered some of the terminology but was great to get a grasp on the basics of the sport. The sliotar is pronounced shli-ter, not slee o tar, and we just say “free” for a penalty, not a puck. The sport is only played in Ireland and is amateur (and will always be) but the athletes are definitely at a professional level. Would highly recommend watching the all ireland final 2022 between limerick and Kilkenny, it’s one of the best hurling matches in a long time. Thanks for the reaction.

[@RealFansSports]

Nonpfixion here - Thank you for watching the video and giving us that information. I'll definitely pass the info over to Zach. Would you happen to have a KZbin link for the video that we can possible react to. That match sounds interesting to watch. The Ninh guy on his page he mentioned that he pronounced the name incorrectly and apologized for it. But thank you so much for checking us out hope you can stay and check out some more content.

[@seanmccormack2442]

Here’s a link for the full match, national anthems and all. Would highly recommend watching this and taking in the atmosphere of the occasion. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJKWfpaJj9KUbJo

[@seanmccormack2442]

You could also just watch the highlights of the match here if you are short on time kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6nQo5xvgrOFZ6c

[@RealFansSports]

@@seanmccormack2442 ok perfect! We will give those a look! Zach just started school back up so we are trying to find time to record, but hopefully we will be able to next week! Right now we are just posting videos that we made a couple weeks back

[@seanmccormack2442]

Thanks, was a pleasure to introduce you to this sport.

[@tomjohnston1220]

There are 2000 year old stone carvings of hurling players.

[@RealFansSports]

That’s incredible!

[@Daisy24704]

Hi. I'm so sorry but it really irritates Irish people when English people don't bother to learn how to pronounce Irish words. Hurling balls are called sliotars, but it's pronounced slither or shlither sometimes. The th is soft like with or pith. It's not sleeotaar 🙄❤️

[@dodge7679]

70 minutes for championship game 2x35 halves Slit....Tor...is how to pernounce the ball 3 to 5 thousand years old

[@gallowglass2630]

Replays are usually about a week two weeks after the original game,never the same day or the next day.However replays are being phased out and games are settled by extra time or penalty shots if they game is still tied after extra time. The penalty shot rules have changed ,its the penalty taker one on one with the goal keeper and further out than before

[@RealFansSports]

Ok interesting! Thanks for explaining that to us.

[@nimshaw]

You should react to a real highlights vid. Since they had the tech to track the speed the fastest they caught the ball going i think was 2015 when joe canning hit it just over 97.5mph but it averages around 78mph. If you want to watch a full match i reccomend the 2014 drawn all ireland final. Kilkenny vs tipperary. I was there and *chefskiss

[@jeanninelee8821]

The ball is as hard as a baseball 😊

[@eddiehanover5115]

Those guys need to check out this year's All Ireland hurling final one of the best ever.

[@RealFansSports]

We actually heard about it! We have to look into it and see where we can watch it!

[@King89Kenny]

Berkeley and UCLA have a competition in it every year I think.

[@cheiftain732]

3000 years old at least . 80 000 fans sunday and back to work monday . No pay . Pride and parish . Once you learn the rules its the best kept secret on earth . Like war . Blood subs . Why would you need a blood sub. Replayed another day . We aint killing a mans soul with penos

[@RealFansSports]

That’s insane! Can’t believe we are just now hearing of it

[@cheiftain732]

@@RealFansSports i grew up playing . We start young like 7 .

[@thomasfalsey759]

Another thing you might find interesting is the players dont get paid for playing. The best matches to watch are usually kilkenny vs tipperary and the all Ireland final usually has an attendance of 80,000

[@Sweetnessddd]

well Limerick just won five Munster finals in a row. Luimneach Abù and a few all Irelands

[@thomasfalsey759]

@@Sweetnessddd yea limerick are starting to become a real powerhouse over the last few years but kilkenny are historically head and shoulders above them that's not even debatable

[@carlesmacuaid]

If a game is drawn it really depends on the competition if there should be a replay or not. If it's a league game then there'll be no replay and 1 point will be awarded to both teams. If's it's a Championship game it will go to a replay, usually a week later.

[@aidancrowley9452]

Hurling is over 3000 years old . There’s a lot of it played here in the states where you have bigger Irish community’s .

[@RealFansSports]

Really? Ive never seen or even heard of it before. Also don’t have big Irish communities where I’m from so that could be why

[@aidancrowley9452]

Maybe ! Boston,New York, Chicago, California and Washington to name a few . They have their own season in each state and then the All American which they switch around every year to a different state . I would highly recommend going to a game if possible . As it’s very entertaining and a very fast pace . I grew up playing it from an early age , in Cork City Ireland . Great reaction by the way !

[@brianfitzpatrick1606]

As stated it's said to be 3000 years old and us officially the fastest field sport in the world. While the 3000 year old part is mainly folklore there are references to Hurling in Irish law dated in the 6th century which outline compensation for various injuries one might get while playing. It was originally designed to train young warriors for battle.

[@drumcrow]

The ball is about the size of a baseball, made of leather but with the seams turned out.

[@citymorguefilms6969]

Cool jobs lads. Sliotar is pronounced - Slit-ar, or Slit-her.

[@cheiftain732]

Yeah you can even hook their hurl with yours as they swing to strike the ball . Sliotàr is like a snakes movement slither . Slitar . Just gaelic

[@RealFansSports]

Ahhh ok that’s sounds insane!

[@ngaourapahoe]

3 thousand years - no kidding.

[@mikecasey218]

A sliother is pronounced (phonetically) slitter...

[@RealFansSports]

Ahh ok thanks!

[@patguilfoyle9720]

Around since the Bronze age but since the Bronze age was relatively short it could have been New Stone Age.

[@RealFansSports]

Wow thats incredible how deep the history of this sport has. Thank you for educating us!

[@catherinecahill-x5q]

The sliotar is made of leather and is really hard...

[@cheiftain732]

Cant throw cant travel . We play from 5 or 6 here. Its like a baseball very like it

[@RealFansSports]

Ok cool!

[@marykilgarriff3550]

Greatest game ever...not kike soccer....waiting for cabbage to boil....GAA sports are the BEST

[@tomjohnston1220]

In your name, Nonpfixion, I notice that the P is silent, as in Swimming pool.

[@jeanninelee8821]

The bat is called a hurley 😊.... you should check out Gaelic football aswell.

[@norawhite6612]

The ball is not a Sli o tar. Sounds like Shlitar…the guy explaining the game is ENGLISH not Irish. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrThebigredone]

There are so many mistakes in that source video I don't even know where to begin...sleee-otar probably being the worst

[@thequietman760]

Replayed at a later date.

[@catherinecahill-x5q]

It's been around 3000 years

[@monzo760]

The sliotar is made of cork and wrapped in leather

[@jessicakennedy6142]

This sport is 3000 years old

[@decmurray1096]

This is why it's better to listen to an actual Irish person narrate. The English pronunciation of Irish (gaelic) words is horrible. Sliotar sounds more like slitter or shlitter. ... If you're ever in Ireland over the summer, go to a game. It's very exciting to watch live. I know it's been commented already, but the first documented evidence is 3000 years. It bares remembering that Ireland had a mostly aural culture. Hardly anyone could read or write, and 3000 years is a long time for perishable things to last, so it could potentially be much older than 3000 years.

[@cheiftain732]

It is. Cali texas to boston you have teams

[@RealFansSports]

Ahh ok cool I didn’t know

[@patguilfoyle9720]

Around since at least Bronze Age

[@monzo760]

Sliotar is pronounced slitter

[@eddiehanover5115]

MMA with axe shaped sticks and a hard leather ball what could be better.

[@lindaostrom570]

i dont know how you learn the rules when you overtalk the information and then miss half of it and say what lets go back. uh guys.

[@RealFansSports]

Just watching a video and having a conversation. Next time we will stay in silence just for you 😁

[@TheKennyboy92]

It is pronounced (Slit-er) not like how it is in the video,

[@patshee9172]

There are a few teams in America...I know my brother went to play for the Chicago Wolfe tones

[@RealFansSports]

No kidding. That’s cool! I’ve honestly never heard of it before

[@nursiecollins]

the sliotor is pronounced slith-er despite how its spelt

[@carlawiberg6282]

Sliootar is pronounced slitter! The voiceover guy s a Brit

[@martinogmckeever38]

lol slio tar.....is pronounced schlit aar

[@Sujad]

Ugh, that pronunciation. It's pronounced shh-lit-or.

[@RealFansSports]

Oh

[@padraigfinlay7810]

Hurling, a spin off of baseball? So a 3000 year old sport is a spin off? Seriously.

[@RealFansSports]

poor wording on our part, more of a comparison in order for us to understand. our apologies

[@padraigfinlay7810]

@@RealFansSports Ah no worries! I've seen and heard a lot worse!

[@RealFansSports]

@@padraigfinlay7810 oh I’m sure! Lol appreciate you for understanding. Most people are so unapologetic about t simple mistakes on KZbin lol

[@catherinecahill-x5q]

Replay at another datee

[@Sweetnessddd]

The guy in the video is clearly English and is pronouncing the ball wrong, it is known as a Sliotar and it is pronounced Slit-er. You should watch proper videos.

[@RealFansSports]

Do you have a recommendation for a proper video? We have never seen the sport before so we are ignorant to it

[@mewho8814]

The narrator is doing instructional videos on a sport while butchering the pronunciation of the ball I mean come on do a bit of research before trying to teach others

[@rebeccalong6825]

This is better video explaining the rules and play, also better footage. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip7dmqmImtmYoqc

[@RealFansSports]

Ok thanks! We will add it to our list

[@agf1700]

Last 5 mins of the 2014 All Ireland Hurling final. Heart stopping. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boStmZ6vmZKLjtU