Paul and Glenn are back for another exciting and entertaining episode. This week we are going to talk about some brutal and tough sports. In this episode some of what will be discussed include
- The six attributes that determine the toughness of a sport.
- The brutality of the beginning of the Newtown vs Manly Minor Semi Final Rugby League match 1981.
- A medieval Italian sport that still exists today, is a mixture of soccer, rugby and mixed martial arts and is high in brutality with punching, kicking opponents, tripping, hacking, tackling, and wrestling opponents allowed.
- An Olympic water sport that is ranked by some as the toughest in the world and is known for the “Blood in the water” game.
- Muay Thai, UFC and Kickboxing
- Irish sports such as hurling and Gaelic football
- Bull riding.
- Medieval sports that still exist to an extent today e.g., armoured combat, jousting.
- Wheelchair rugby
- Motor cycle racing
- Boxing
- Horseback riding
Paul and Glenn give their claps and slaps for the week. We also have our Quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now? And Glenn finishes off the show with a cracking joke.
Brutal sports references
1. The top tens.com ‘top 10 most dangerous sports’,
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_in_the_Water_match
3. The top tens.com ‘top 10 most violent sports’, decorulez97
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino
5. The guardian.com ‘the calcio storico, the most brutal sport on earth-in pictures’, by jim powell 27/6/2015.
6. Indiatimes.com ‘7 extremely brutal forms of sport which no longer exist and we could not be more thankful’, by basit aijaz, 4/2/23.
7. Bleacher report.com ‘what is the toughest sport in the world?’, by chris siddell, 14/9/2011.
8. Amp.marca.com ‘the brutal battle of ball game england’s wildest and most savage sport’, by marca english, 24/2/23.
9. Aftersports.com ‘top 5 most violent sports’, vansh, 15/8/23.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_de%27_Bardi
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcio_Fiorentino
12. The guardian.com ‘the calcio storico, the most brutal sport on earth- in pictures’, by jim powell, 27/6/2015.
13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpastum
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chianina
15. Top athletes, ‘the most dangerous sport- calcio storico’,
16. The Rules of Calcio Storico (Calcio Fiorentino)-EXPLAINED. As explained by Ninh Ly. 16/4/2017.
