Hybrid sports
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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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Proposed sports
A proposed hybrid of Australian Rules Football and rugby league was formulated, and a test game played, but was never taken any further.
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