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Happy New Year 2013
New
Year 2013 Men's Ba' played on 1st January 2013
thrown up by John Cromarty(Doonie winner New Year 1988)
winner Acker Rorie(Uppie)
John Cromarty with his brother Jim
Acker Rorie
Xmas
2012 Men's Ba' played on 25th December 2012
thrown up by Fred Corsie(Doonie winner Xmas 1987)
winner John Thomson(Doonie)
Fred Corsie
John Thomson winner Xmas 2012 with Fred Corsie
Xmas
2012 Boy's Ba' played on 25th December 2012
thrown up by Brian Budge(Uppie)
winner Nicol Gray(Doonie)
Brian Budge throwing up the Boy's Ba'
Article on the Kirkwall Ba' Game from the Orkney Guide Book, 3rd edition
The Ba' is played every Christmas and New Year's Day in Kirkwall,
Orkney. This traditional game of mass football is played in the
streets of the town between the Uppies and the Doonies. For
more details about the history of the game click here.
Charles
Tait has been covering Ba' games online since Christmas 1997 and
photographically since New Year 1977. Images and reports from this
season below will be available to view after the games. The 2007
Mens' New Year game was the 60th to be covered by Charles Tait.
To see the full
list of games covered click here.
The forthcoming book,"The Ba' - Uppies v Doonies" will
have a large selection of images from all of these games.
| Previous games by Charles & Magnus Tait | All of the games we have covered with a selection of images |
| The Kirkwall Ba' Game | The story of the Ba' Game |
| Ba' Winners | Past Games and Winners |
| Links | Orkney and Neolithic links |
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of the images on this site are available as prints - to order please
quote the number on the left of the caption of the form X2000-1234.
Orders may be placed by email, phone or fax. The standard size is
5x7in, although other sizes are available. Images are also available
for reproduction - please quote year (e.g. NY2000) and number or
caption.
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