Epic dawn to dusk hurling game in the shadows of The Rock of Cashel

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To celebrate the longest day of the year, Red Bull held a five-a-side tournament from dawn till dusk at the Rock of Cashel.

Galway star Joe Canning watched the action unfold as local Cashel King Cormacs were crowned the Longest Day champions for 2015.

Click play on the link below to watch highlights of the 2015 Red Bull Longest Day

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Check out the action from the first ever Red Bull Longest Day Hurling Tournament in Cashel.

The very first Red Bull Longest Day Hurling Tournament took place during this years summer solstice in Cashel. Teams of five battled it out from sunrise to sunset under the shadow of the Rock of Cashel. Red Bull athlete Joe Canning was also there on the evening after his man of the match performance in the Leinster Hurling Championship Semi Final. Check out some of the best shots from this truely unique take on the world's fastest field sports.

Red Bull Longest Day Hurling Tournament

 

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The players seem to me like artists. They deliver skill, blinding speed and physical prowess in a sport which calls for each player to draw upon his own unique pool of energy. And they deliver a visceral demonstration, epitomizing the peak of human physical – and spiritual – achievement that is awe inspiring. This is all the more incredible in a sport played by amateurs. Yet, perhaps their exceptional capacity is precisely because they are amateurs. An amateur requires a personal commitment that money cannot buy.

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