HEAD TO HEAD
Hurling vs Shinty
Traditional
ERA
Traditional
Ireland
ORIGIN
Scotland
30 on pitch (15/side)
PLAYERS
24 (12 per side)
Hurley, sliotar
EQUIPMENT
Caman, leather ball
135–145 × 88–90 m
PLAYING AREA
150 × 75 m approx
70 min (2 × 35 min)
DURATION
90 min (2 × 45 min)
GAA
GOVERNING BODY
Camanachd Association
No
OLYMPIC
No
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HURLING IN ONE LINE
Hurling is an ancient Gaelic team sport played with wooden sticks called hurleys and a small leather ball called a sliotar. Players score by hitting the ball through goalposts, either over the crossbar for one point or into the net for three.
SHINTY IN ONE LINE
Shinty is a traditional Scottish stick-and-ball sport played on a large grass field. Two twelve-player teams use curved sticks called camans to propel a small leather ball into the opposing goal.
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