Hurling has gained a lot of American fans after the Fenway Classic.
Galway and Dublin played an 11-a-side game of hurling at the Major League Baseball stadium a day after the Fighting Irish defeated Boston College at American in the ground.
The match was broadcast live on American channel NESN, while a lot of locals turned up to the game to see what hurling was all about.
For many watching the match, it was their first taste of hurling, and some of them were instantly hooked on the sport.
https://twitter.com/AnthonyBdanks/status/668502990790262788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Others didn’t know what to make of it.
https://twitter.com/literatissima/status/668501600634331136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
A brawl broke out on the field during the game and the American viewers really enjoyed what was compared to a “hockey fight”.
https://twitter.com/MOCallanain/status/668501601615806466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
@fenwaypark always thought fenway was umbrella free, but here I sit behind an umbrella unable to see the field. #securitysucks
— Nick Armstrong (@nickjstrong) November 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/k2tog_ssk/status/668502231981957120
So there is football on and I'm somehow HOOKED on Hurling at Fenway. Little bit of rugby, tad of lacrosse and a flat out hockey line brawl.
— Matt McLaughlin (@mcubed17) November 22, 2015
Hurling at Fenway on NESN. Excellent sport and just broke out into a hockey fight.
— Ernie Racine (@ErnieRacine) November 22, 2015
Okay, hurling is absolutely awesome #IrishFest at #Fenway
— Gio Esposito (@GEsposito915) November 22, 2015
Bunch of Irish dudes get together there’s gonna be some fists thrown. #hurling #Fenway pic.twitter.com/F3JSw58T2I
— Jamie Chisholm (@jmchisholm) November 22, 2015
And now they're just beating the shit out of each other in front of 25,000 people at Fenway Park pic.twitter.com/VPInyAPh2O
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) November 22, 2015
While the Irish viewers were a little bit disappointed by the violent scenes giving a poor representation of the sport to a new audience.
https://twitter.com/Ciaran_O/status/668500686812930050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/LaurenDezenski/status/668499464995381252
https://twitter.com/m_brosnan/status/668500793255960577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
