If it ain’t the best in the world, it’s the best in mainland Europe anyway. If it ain’t the best in mainland Europe, it’s definitely in the top 14 at least.
Belgium GAA is a proud club and the Belgium GAA jersey is a little bit special.
Home to ex-pats estranged in a foreign land, home to the last four hurling and camogie European Championship titles, this is a vibrant heartland of GAA and it’s a powerhouse too.
A quick glance at their list of achievements and you’d know straight off the bat that they take their games seriously in Belgium.
European Camogie Championship
2008 – GSC Luxembourg
2009 – GSC Luxembourg
2010 – Belgium GAA
2011 – Belgium GAA
2012 – Paris Gaels
2013 – Belgium GAA
2014 – Belgium GAA
2015 – Belgium GAA
2016 – Belgium GAA
European Hurling Championship
2008 – GSC Luxembourg
2009 – Belgium GAA
2010 – Belgium GAA
2011 – Inneoin Zurich
2012 – Den Haag
2013 – Belgium GAA
2014 – Belgium GAA
2015 – Belgium GAA
2016 – Belgium GAA
European Ladies Gaelic Football Championship
2008 – Belgium GAA
2009 – Belgium GAA
2010 – Belgium GAA
2011 – Belgium GAA
2012 – Belgium GAA
2013 – Belgium GAA
2014 – Belgium GAA
2015 – Belgium GAA
2016 – Belgium GAA
They also won the senior A football championship in 2012.
It’s a stronghold out there and it’s only fitting that they have a glorious jersey to match their stunning feats.
And who better to sport that rig than a former Uachtarán himself, Sean Kelly?
Black, yellow and red in the colour of the Belgian flag, this pristine piece of knitwear is really set apart from the usual GAA kit we’re accustomed to seeing and it was dug out in a Fine Gael summer newsletter of all places.
And, hey, they’ve already started winning in that geansaà too.
Champions! A great win for Belgium men in the final of the Home tournament over Lux. Well done lads!!! pic.twitter.com/sd6UJhUTts
— Belgium GAA (@BelgiumGAA) July 1, 2017
It’ll still take something special to top the Kansas City bad boy though.
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