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The Match

Tractor Football made its’ debut at the 2016 National Ploughing Championships in the Irish Midlands. Laois defeated Offaly 4-3 in the Midlands Derby with Marty M scoring a hat-trick. [1]¹

About the Contest

The Event was the first of its’ kind in Ireland and was to promote awareness around Heart Failure in Ireland, which affects men in particular, and especially the male farming community. [2]²

About Tractor Football

Tractor Football is 3-a-side and among the rules are 1. No Reversing. 2. A Tractor is not allowed move in front of another Tractor. 3. The Attacking Tractor will always have ‘Right of Way’. [1]³

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References

Websites

[1] Paul Moore @ Joe.ie (2016) WATCH: Tractor football is going on at the Ploughing Championships and it’s something else [Internet][Available from: https://www.joe.ie/sport/watch-tractor-football-is-taking-place-at-the-ploughing-championships-and-its-something-else-560947 ][Published: 20 September 2016][Accessed 27 April 2024][This Article Quotes RTE News Twitter as a Source: https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/778196365692248064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ][Published 20 September 2016]

[2] Agriland Team @ Agriland.ie (2016) Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing [Internet] Available from: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/watch-exclusive-first-look-video-of-tractor-football-at-the-ploughing/ ][Published: 18 September 2016][Accessed 1 May 2024]

About This Document

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Footnotes

1. Paul Moore @ Joe.ie (2016) WATCH: Tractor football is going on at the Ploughing Championships and it’s something else [Internet][Available from: https://www.joe.ie/sport/watch-tractor-football-is-taking-place-at-the-ploughing-championships-and-its-something-else-560947 ][Published: 20 September 2016][Accessed 27 April 2024][This Article Quotes RTE News Twitter as a Source: https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/778196365692248064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ][Published 20 September 2016] ↩︎
2. Agriland Team @ Agriland.ie (2016) Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing [Internet] Available from: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/watch-exclusive-first-look-video-of-tractor-football-at-the-ploughing/ ][Published: 18 September 2016][Accessed 1 May 2024] ↩︎
3. Paul Moore @ Joe.ie (2016) WATCH: Tractor football is going on at the Ploughing Championships and it’s something else [Internet][Available from: https://www.joe.ie/sport/watch-tractor-football-is-taking-place-at-the-ploughing-championships-and-its-something-else-560947 ][Published: 20 September 2016][Accessed 27 April 2024][This Article Quotes RTE News Twitter as a Source: https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/778196365692248064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ][Published 20 September 2016] ↩︎