Calling all Galway and Waterford hurling fans who are truly Up for the Match!

August 14, 2017

Up for the Match presenters Des Cahill and Gráinne Seoige are launching a search to find the biggest hurling fans in Galway and Waterford.
  • Do you consider yourself the biggest Galway or Waterford fan in Ireland?
  • Are you the type of person who lives, breathes and sleeps hurling? 
  • Do you think you can prove it for the chance to win a pair of tickets to this year's All Ireland Hurling final?
  • Then the Up for the Match team want to hear from you!

Up for the Match returns to RTÉ One television on Saturday 2 September, the eve of the All Ireland Hurling final.

Des Cahill and Gráinne Seoige are once again in the Up for the Match hotseat. This year they are launching a search to find the biggest hurling fan in each of the two counties that have made this year's All Ireland hurling final - Galway and Waterford.

Maybe you come from the biggest family of fans in the country, and have the memorabilia and tall tales to prove it? Perhaps you have composed a song or written a tribute to your county team that you want to share with the nation?  Or maybe you travel all over the country supporting your local and county teams- while holding down your day job?

If so, get your smart phones out and start filming!

To enter, send in your videos outlining why you believe you are your county's biggest fan.  If possible, make sure to film in landscape rather than portrait. The more imaginative or creative you can be with your videos the better as we will be making our decision based on the content that really stands out. Please also remember to stay safe and not to take any unnecessary risks while filming.

A selection of the best videos will be broadcast on the show on September 2.

And for the cream of the crop we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime prize - two tickets to the Up for the Match live TV show on Saturday 2 September in RTÉ studios, overnight accommodation at a hotel in Dublin on the night of the show - plus a pair of tickets each to the All Ireland Hurling Final the following day (courtesy of GAAGO).

If you think you have what it takes to be your county's biggest fan send your video to our dedicated email address:[email protected]

Please make sure to put your county name in the subject heading, and include a daytime telephone number.

The closing date for the receipt of entries is Tuesday 29 August 29.


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