South won 3-2 in cloudy conditions on St. Stephens’ Day 2021 in the Manx Cammag match between the North and South teams on the Isle of Man. The match consisted of three halves with each team taking a drink of whisky during a break at the end of each half. [References: 1][0:00 to 0:30]

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[1] St. John’s You Tube Channel (2021) Cammag Isle of Man 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEtSqmNdnfs [Accessed 10 July 2022]

North scored a resounding 7-1 victory over South in the Annual Manx Cammag game in persistent rain on St. Stephens’ Day 2015. Following the game a Music Session was held at Tynwald Hill Inn, and beforehand the “Hunting of the Wren” took place, although nowadays it is merely symbolic, with no actual Wren killed. [References: 1]

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[1] North American Manx Association (2015) “Rain doesn’t stop play on St. Stephen’s Day” [Internat] Available from: http://namanx.org/rain-doesnt-stop-play-on-st-stephens-day-2 [Accessed 5 March 2017]

[2] isleofman.com (2017) “Work off your Christmas Turkey with a game of Cammag!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.isleofman.com/lifestyle/health-sports/cammag/ [Accessed 13 October 2017]

North defeated South 9-4 in “atrocious conditions” on St. Stephens’ Day 2012 in the Traditional Manx Cammag match played between the two halves of the Isle of Man at the Green on Tynwald Hill in St. John’s. [References: 1]

Beforehand the “Hunting of the Wren” took place at various parts of the Island, including Douglas, Ramsey and St. John’s itself and afterwards there was a Music Session and pints in the Tynwald Hill Inn. [References: 1]

References

[1] North American Manx Association, Valerie Caine (2013) Cammag [Internet] Available from: https://namanx.org/cammag [Accessed 10 July 2022]