GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 31 – August 8, 2015 | Page 10

Hurling for example has benefited from an both open
and inviting perspective as not only are there Canadians
involved whom have never played but also Irish immigrants new to the sport.

“There are two distinct types of new hurlers, the first and
most obvious is the Canadians who have never experienced the games before; they enjoy the speed and physicality of the game.

“At Montana, aside from our very talented coach, Waterford man Mark Landers, we had four absolute beginners,”
said Costello.

“The other is the Irish lad or lass, who would never have
played hurling before as they are from a area where
Gaelic football was more prominent. We have new hurlers such as these from counties such as Leitrim, Louth,
Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow, and these people would
never have played hurling we it not for them moving to
Regina,” the chairman stated.

HURLING MAKEUP

Regina Gaels chairperson Peter McGloin gave his perspective to the magazine on the makeup of the hurling
side of the club.

Photo courtesy of Regina Gaels.

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Many of the non-Irish members aren’t originally from