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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.

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