VIDEO: “Played with an axe-shaped stick” – American TV gets to grips with hurling

Galway and Dublin are getting ready to make history this Sunday afternoon in one of the world's most famous sporting arenas.

Not since 1954 has Fenway Park seen a game of hurling on its gorgeous turf. https://twitter.com/GlobeKPD/status/666786770604937221 This Sunday however, our native sport will make a welcome return to Boston, as Galway and Dublin face off in the Fenway Classic, which will be a game of super 11 hurling played at the iconic home of the Red Sox. Both sides flew out earlier this week, and players have been doing some promotional work ahead of a massive weekend of sporting action in the city. And one event involved Johnny McCaffrey and David "Dotsy" O'Callaghan helping local kids get to grips with hurling, which seems to have gone down very well indeed https://twitter.com/SeanPotts3/status/666724940138303488?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=dublinhurling&utm_content=667075430650937344 https://twitter.com/fenwaypark/status/667140519231795204 https://twitter.com/BSAzone/status/666736200040976385 The game is on Sunday with Irish viewers able to watch it on TG4 from 6.10pm, while in the States, the game is also being televised on a local station in Boston. New England Sports Network also got down to the special training session to do a report where hurling was described as a "mix of hockey, baseball and lacrosse" and played with an "axe-shaped stick". We're not sure Henry Shefflin would agree with that, but it's interesting to see how the sport is being viewed by Bostonians. https://youtu.be/tNHtdi60ioc There's plenty of local interest too. https://twitter.com/KaylaKeleghan/status/667139685895028736 https://twitter.com/M_Burke99/status/666789223136108544 Even if some people are a bit confused https://twitter.com/BostonBloodSox/status/666773983853830144 Before the hurling there is a big American football game between Notre Dame and Boston College, so Fenway currently looks like this. https://twitter.com/ScottEckRadio/status/666260110151413760 And here's how they did it https://twitter.com/fenwaypark/status/666352908934451201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw