The other city newspaper of note, the
Boston Herald, was equally impressed
with Monday’s headline, “Hurling’s
Fenway return was one for the ages.”
Stephen Hewitt called it “an exhibition that was physical and intense,
and made all the more special by the
storied place it was played.” The crowd
was also engulfed in the action.
“Hurling is mostly an unknown sport
in America, but you wouldn’t have
known it on Sunday. Fans roared and
cheered with every goal and hard hit,
and seemed completely up to speed with
the rules of the game,” said the Herald
writer.
Photo courtesy of Boston Red Sox Facebook.
Commenting on the fight which saw two players from each
side dismissed under the hybrid rules, he felt the onlookers
could understand – “In the second quarter, emotions boiled
over and a huge fight even broke out in front of one of the goals.
You don’t have to ask a Boston crowd twice about getting excited for a scuffle,” stated Hewitt.
The event was led by sponsor AIG along with support from
Aer Lingus and heavily promoted heavily in the region by
Fenway Park Sports Group.
The Fenway game was also shown live back in Ireland on
TG4 and following the game some GAA enthusiasts felt that
the resources spent on the event could be better used at home.
However, GPA boss Dessie Farrell last week hit back saying
that neither the GAA or the GPA p ZY