Hybrid sports

Hybrid sports

Hybrid sports are those sports which combine two or more existing sports in the creation of a new sport. The most popular hybrid sport played today is international rules football.

Active sports

Some hybrid sports are still played today. The Irish sports of hurling or camogie have been combined with the Scottish sport of shinty to create composite rules shinty-hurling.

The highest-profile hybrid sport played today is international rules football, a combination of Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The International Rules Series, an annual series of two games between representative teams from Ireland and Australia, attracted sell-out crowds during its 2006 edition.

Inactive sports

American football and Australian rules football were also combined during World War II to create a game call Austus. However this hybrid sport had not been recorded as being played since the war.

Rugby league and Australian rules football were combined briefly to form a game called universal football, however this has only ever been trialed.

Proposed sports

A proposed hybrid of Australian Rules Football and rugby league known as Universal football was formulated, and a test game played, but was never taken any further.


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