C.L.G. Den Haag

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C.L.G. Den Haag
County Europe
DivisionBenelux
NicknameHags
ColoursYellow and black
GroundsWestlandse Rugby Club Haaglanden
The Hague
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Gaelic football
European4

C.L.G. Den Haag is the most successful GAA club in the Netherlands. They are also continental Europe's most successful Gaelic football club, having won the European Gaelic Football Championship four times and having finished runner-up in 2011. [1]

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Each year the club hosts an 11 a-side European Invitational Gaelic Football Tournament. [2]

They also do hurling. [3] Declan Bonner from Donegal was awarded the 2009 Den Haag Hurler of the Year. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Den Haag: a proud tradition". Hogan Stand. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. "Den Haag Invitational, March 3rd 2012". Hogan Stand. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. "Den Haag hurlers impress as Paris ladies take camogie at European Round 1". Gaelic Sportscast. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.