Richmond hurling club has become one of the best in the US: 'That’s a crazy sport'

On most nice evenings, you’ll find folks playing sports or working out on the fields behind Hungary Creek Middle School in Henrico County.

Some nights, you may notice something that looks, from a distance, like a lacrosse practice, or maybe field hockey.

But as you get closer, you’ll discover a truly unique game that is one of the oldest in the world, being played by a group of young men and women who are among the best in the nation.

Hurling is an ancient Gaelic sport that historians say the Irish have been playing for at least 3,000 years.

“They always call it the fastest sport on grass, because the ball is just constantly moving up and down the field,” Connor Brogan, coach of the Richmond Battery GAA club, said. “There’s just never a dull moment.”

Despite its old age, hurling is relatively new to many, especially here in Central Virginia. That’s why the members of the Richmond Battery are trying to get people charged up about this beautiful and violent thing they love so much.

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