Atherstone ball game.

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  1. YT

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    Yeah, I didn't clock the different name to be honest until it was pointed out.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football

    That's the one I went to.

    Like I say, it's not for the faint-hearted. But that other one looks like a similar thing but on crystal meth.
     
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    Once went to Ashbourne for their "game" back in the mid-80s, but only because the pubs were allowed to open all day... I saw the ball thrown up at the kick off then just a mob of weirdos with steam rising off them (there was snow on the ground). Strange concept.
     
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    Sounds like The Purge. The scenes in this video really do need stopping. And if that’s tradition, it’s about time the tradition needs stopping too.
     
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    I love how little villages and towns have traditions & rituals, especially dating that far back. But that in the video is atrocious, certainly in this day & age.
     

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