Must be a Junior B match if he's thinking of pints as he takes a free.

My friend I met at UNI told me about this sport...he was a small Irish village somewhere...never seen it before...but the music...the rain lashing down ...the atmosphere portrayed in this advert gave me goosebumps...pretty exhilarating end bit...

one of the roughest, toughest sports you will ever see.

@beanseeker my hometown too. It's our GAA pitch and Headon's pub. Remember when it was being filmed, years ago - there are some locals as extras too - recognise a couple of faces but don't know their names. Kinda cool isn't it??!!

Spoiler: this is how Adar became the leader of the orcs

Hurling is one of the most oldest, fast paced, dangerous, skillfull games in the world, it goes back 100's of years. It is also one of the most exting games to watch, i do enjoy watching ice-hockey, but try ice-hockey without all the pads, and your nearly at hurling. Nothing better than an All Ireland Hurling final at Croke Park.

I was watching game of thrones and I couldn't for the life of me remember where I saw the guy who plays Benjen Stark, now I know.

I remember this ad from years ago, and now im realising that it's an actor i LOVE now, Joespeh Mawle is amazing... and seriously hot ha

this ad ran in the US too.. even though hardly anyone knows what hurling is here

I remember trying to explain this ad to my friends a while ago, they just thought I was mad...

this ad makes me think of the legend of the formorians

Uncle Benjen!!

Uncle Benjen/Adar has his mind in the pub!!

Typical irish weather.

Ice hockey is a faster game I'll give ya that. But I have FULL respect to Hurling. Those guys are as brave as you get. Complete nutters just in it for the thrill of sport. Gotta love that!

That is Michael!! Always loved listenin to him durin the Championship!!

I remember seeing that commercial in the US and thought it was field hockey, but it was only like 30 seconds.

@DJC11757 Don't fancy one thanks, I got one on the arm from a particularly well struck cricket ball when I was at school that was swollen for about a week after and cricket balls and sliotar are a similar composition, either way I don't plan on getting in the way of either anytime soon!

@michelliixxx can you help me out please?? what type of music is in this ad, its obviously irish music but what kind please?? i love it!!

i remeber that ad, savage! (^^)

Hurling and Guinness was a great combination

0:30 definitely rossies

Ever got a smack of a caman or a sliotar to your marital prospects?? I've managed to get one of each so far and let me tell ya its a sore couple of hours afterwards.....still, I wouldn't stop playin this game for anything....love it too damn much.

that is a brilliant advert

Is that Benjen Stark?

a sport of champions!

Commentator is GAA sports commentator Micheal O'Muircheartaigh and the main actor is actually an English man!

@DJC11757 yeah ...took a sliotar to the crotch once ...was incapacitated for 5 mins ...shinty guys wear cups, but i wonder how they run properly with them. i also took a deflected sliotar to the mouth once ...wasn't fun either, but it comes with the game

Anybody no the advert i think its s guiness one and it goes"ring out the bells...."it might be a song from a musical im not to sure:P

propa love this advert

I SO MISS WATCHING SETANTA WITH A GUINNESS.

Guinness sponsor the hurling championship, the most Irish of games. And Diageo get an English guy to play the role of the free taker. That was clever thinking!

I don't care how tacky this may sound (yes, I know it is only an advert) but it makes an incredibly important point with potent succintness & is therefore a great inspiration, whatever its original purpose was.

@kpcain89 What club??

I got marked by a few orcs in my time. Especially in my wanderings through the “weaker” counties. 😂

If he struck it with the middle of the hurl it certainly didn't go over! Good ad though.

I love the music in that ad. What's the track called and by which artist?

I do miss when the players weren’t all wearing helmets in the Hurling tbh.

What is this Song?

@ryankdunne It's been dated as far back as 2000 years ago :)

No way he's a hurler. Big dirty swing on him at the end.

Poorley taken free, he pushed the ball away from himself lol, if that was real it would be gone closer to the cornor flag than the Goal. But i heard they got an English fella to do the ad, Chirst they should ahve got me :P

Joe Canning... 09/09/2012.

Do you know waht the music off this ad is?

They have Orcs in Ireland?

Did he put it over the bar or in the net? 😂

BUT DID HE SCORE??????

@concretetom1 : Never a truer word.

I will leave this to my Irish brethren to enjoy, while I am Irish (well, my family left Co. Kerry in 1712), I must confess I do not like Guinness. Now hurling (I loved Stathams explanation of a cross between hockey and murder) I could get an interest in. Just need someone to explain it to me. Someone patient and not off their nut on Guinness! :)

dont forget is the fastest field game in the world. I think

lol!!!

Never played the game, but goddammit if I don't feel like a Guinness right now.

The actor is English lol

Last year I got hit in the balls by a sliotar. i havnt played since

u watch kid we will :) ha nah we still have a dasant team dis yr we still have about 9 r 10 of d starting team from last yr including me

I'm guessin it happened yourself?XD ah sure they're all part of the game. If it happens it happens and all we can do is soldier on

how the fuck is it?

I heard he was english, because GAA is amateur and no players can be paid! Only what I heard.

dose not even run up to take the free. hollywood hurling that woz.

this ad ran in the US too.. even though hardly anyone knows what hurling is here