Kate the Duchess of Cambridge playing Gaelic football at Salthill Knocknacarra GAA Club in Galway, Ireland on March 5, 2020. — AP
IRELAND’S indigenous sports are called Gaelic games, and Gaelic football in particular features kicking skills that can transfer to American football via placekicking and punting.
A growing number of Gaelic football players are giving American football a shot, either through college programmes or the L’s international player pathway programme.
