New South Wales GAA
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The New South Wales Board is a division of Australasian Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) or New South Wales GAA , and is responsible for Gaelic games
in New South Wales
. The board is also responsible for the New South Wales state team.
The board contains clubs from Sydney
and Wollongong. There is a number of Gaelic football
clubs Hurling
clubs and Camogie
clubs. The games are played at Princes Park in Auburn
.
The 2008 New South Wales Senior Football Champions are Cormac Macanallans who defeated Young Irelands 3-08 to 1-12
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(GAA) or New South Wales GAA , and is responsible for Gaelic games
Gaelic games
Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The board is also responsible for the New South Wales state team.
The board contains clubs from Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Wollongong. There is a number of Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
clubs Hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
clubs and Camogie
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
clubs. The games are played at Princes Park in Auburn
Auburn, New South Wales
Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Auburn is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Auburn Council.-History:...
.
The 2008 New South Wales Senior Football Champions are Cormac Macanallans who defeated Young Irelands 3-08 to 1-12
List of Men's Gaelic Football Clubs
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- Michael Cusacks
- Penrith Gaels
- Cormac Macanallans
- Wollongong Leprachauns
- Clan na Gael
List of Women's Gaelic Football Clubs
- Clan Na Gael
- Michael Cusacks
- Clan Na Gael
- Central Coast
- Cormac Macanallans (formerly Irish Aussies)