Hyrlîan
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| Highest governing body | World Hyrlîan |
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| First played | 18th century |
| Registered players | 8,400,000 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Full |
| Team members | 15 (with up to 8 substitutes) |
| Mixed-sex | Separate competitions |
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| Venue | Hyrlîan field |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
Hyrlîan is a close-contact team sport that originated in mid 18th century in Ostlandet. Hyrlîan is simply based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. It is played between two teams, the one that scores more points wins the game. Points can be scored in several ways: a try, scored by grounding the ball in the in-goal area (between the goal line and the dead-ball line), is worth 5 points and a subsequent conversion kick scores 2 points; a successful penalty kick or a drop goal each score 3 points
The Rules of the Game were first codified in 1831 by the Tewynblustri Hyrlîan Association, cementing the Kernevic name for the sport, Hyrlîan, as the international one. Since 1878, the sport has been governed by World Hyrlîan, known until 1960 as the International Hyrlîan Federation. Prior to 1831, precursors to the game were played across the Gallaetic-speaking areas of Ostlandet under a variety of names. Following the formalisation of the tradition played in Kernev, this version of the game was popularised in Paleocacher and Hapatmitas, where traditional forms had similar rules. In Gjorka, opposition to the fast flowing version codified in Northern Ostlandet among the varsity cities of Gjorka led to the formalisation of Peil (also known as Gridiron), which remains to be substantially more popular in Gjorka than Hyrlîan.