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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Orkneyjar - The Kirkwall Ba' Game
The Uppie goal is to touch the ba' against a wall in the south end of the town, while the Doonies have the unenviable task of getting the ba' into the water of Kirkwall Bay, to the north.
Throughout the game, numerous tactics are used to achieve the goal.
The annual Ba' games were an ideal opportunity to resurrect the age old rivalry between the men of the Laverock (Uppies) and the men of the Burgh (Doonies).
www.orkneyjar.com /tradition/bagame/index.html   (935 words)

  
 Ba' - Game of the Orkney Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Welcome to the ancient game of Ba' - the roughest and toughest game on earth.
Ba' is played in the town of Kirkwall which is on one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland.
The Doonies have to dunk the ba' (a three pound leather ball) into the water of Kirkwall's harbor to win, while the Uppies have to touch the ba' to a wall at the south end of the town.
www.kidzworld.com /article/740-ba-ba-black-eyes   (271 words)

  
 Scotland Guide - Traditions and Culture - Ba' game, Orkney
The idea of the "game" is that the men of the town are either "Uppies" or "Doonies" and fight over a cork filled leather ball.
The origins of the Ba' are uncertain but it may stem from the tradition of the old year fighting the New.
This wound poisoned and Sigurd died and was buried on the mainland.
www.siliconglen.com /Scotland/12_18.html   (667 words)

  
 :: BA Game ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BA won two first matches in groupstage vs HM and iT and had qualified from group3 as the first spot, the scores are as follow:
BA vs HM - 16 : 1 - de_dust2
BA forced to leave the tournament due to 2loses in a row to PGN and LB and is now out of Ramazan-League, the scores are as follow:
www.barsagame.com   (548 words)

  
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