Asian GAA

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Asian GAA
Irish: bord An Áise C.L.G[1]
County colours: Red and White
Ground(s): Singapore Grounds[2]
Dominant sport: Dual County
Competitions
Football Championship: Derek Brady Cup
Hurling Championship: Wong Ndeso Cup
Standard kit

The Asian Gulf Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), or Asian GAA is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games across Asia-Pacific & Gulf Regions other than Australia and New Zealand which are under the auspices of Australasia County board . The county board is also responsible for Asia inter county teams.[3]

Teams

There are many different clubs operated by the county board:[4]

Club Region
Arabian Celts Middle East
Bangkok Thai GAA Bangkok
Beijing Dragons Beijing
Dalian Wolfhounds Dalian
Dubai Roosters Dubai
Hong Kong GAA Current Holders of the Derek Brady Cup Hong Kong
Jakarta Dragonflies Jakarta
Japan GAA Japan
Kansai Killers Kansai
Orang Eire Malaysia
Penang Pumas Malaysia
Qatar G.F.A Qatar
Seoul Tigers Seoul
Shanghai Saints and Sirens Shanghai
Shenzhen Celts Shenzhen
Singapore Lions Singapore
Taiwan Shamrocks Taiwan
Viet Celts Vietnam

Competitions

The All-China Gaelic Games is a Gaelic games tournament held annually in China between club teams under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and the Asian GAA County Board. The Asian County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), (also called Asian GAA) is one of the county boards of the GAA set up and running outside the island of Ireland.

See also

Governing bodies of the Gaelic Athletic Association
GAA Provinces and Counties
Provincial councils
Counties of Connacht
Counties of Leinster
Counties of Munster
Counties of Ulster
Counties of Britain
Other counties
Non-county bodies
Associated bodies

References

  1. ↑ http://www.asiangulfboard.com
  2. ↑ http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=19259_
  3. ↑ "ACB FAQ". Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
  4. ↑ http://www.asiangulfboard.com/index.php/clubs

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