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After a first leg scheduled in Nantes on December 13th 2008 but postponed due to bad weather conditions, the new season of the Breton Gaelic Football Championship finally starts this Saturday, February 7th, in Vannes.
The tournament will be held in the Foso stadium, from 1 pm to 6:30 pm (local time, GMT +1) and the post-tournament party will follow in the O'Flaherty pub.
The six Breton clubs have long been waiting for this 2008-2009 championship to begin, and from the early looks, this season promises to be the most competitive ever. The Entente Gaélique de Haute Bretagne, based in the city of Liffré, will face fierce competition from its usual challengers Brest, Nantes and Rennes to keep their league title. Though newcomers Vannes and Saint-Quay-Perros also look forward to impress the original four teams on the pitch in their first season ever.
This leg's host, the Gwened Vannes Football Gaélique club, has only existed for the past few months. Though it already counts on a close group of enthusiasts, they have already managed to successfully organize a GAA coaching session in November 2008.
An entertaining championship, placed under the sign of Saint Patrick and Saint Yves.
Each of the championship legs consists in a round robin tournament between the six Breton teams, held successively by each one of the Breton clubs. At the end of each leg, a number of points is awarded to each team, based on their ranking of the day. Of course, at the end of the season, the team with the highest point total is crowned the new Brittany Champion.
These tournament days are also entertaining and partying occasions shared between all the players that love the unique sport of Gaelic Football. They are also a mean to promote the sport to the public, thanks to initiation sessions open to anybody.
Finally, while the Breton Gaelic Football world will be gathered for Saint Patrick's day and the Brest tournament on March 14th, Saint Yves' day (equivalent of Saint Patrick in Brittany) will see the new Brittany Champion awarded the brand-new trophy after the Liffré tournament, held by the reigning team on May 16th.
Agenda of the competition
• 1st Round : Saturday February 7th 2009 in Vannes ;
• 2nd Round : Saturday February 28th 2009 in Nantes (Withdraw after round cancelled on December) ;
• 3rd Round : Saturday March 14th 2009 in b>Brest (Saint Patrick's tournament) ;
• 4th Round : Saturday April 25th 2009 in Saint Quay- Perros ;
• Final Round : Saturday May 16th 2009 in Liffré (in fringe of Saint Yves / Gouel Erwann).
Contacts:
Breton Gaelic Football League : (voir le site)
Gwened Vannes Football Gaélique : (voir le site)
Cyril Beyssere : 06 01 93 88 26
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