The traditional Royal Shrovetide Football in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, sees the Up'Ards and Down'Ards compete to move a ball to posts at two ends of the town. A turning up ceremony at 14:00 GMT on ...
"We're not there yet. In some ways the work only starts now," said Jim Gavin after the recommendations his Football Review Committee had made regarding the rule changes to Gaelic football received a ...
Thousands of players turned out again for Royal Shrovetide Football in Ashbourne. The game has taken place nearly every year since 1667 and features rival players in teams called the Up'Ards and ...
The Royal Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, sees the Up'Ards and Down'Ards attempt to move a ball to posts at two ends of the town. The ancient and bruising event began following ...