Sports

Bat and ball on an oval field. The long form runs five days and can still end in a draw, which outsiders find hard to accept.

Seven a side, indoors, throwing at a goal. Fast, physical, and far bigger in Europe than anywhere else.

Six a side on skates, with substitutions made while play continues and a puck that moves faster than most people can track.

A raider crosses into the other half, tags opponents, and has to get back — traditionally while holding a single breath.

Sticks with a net on the end, used to carry, pass and shoot. It comes from Indigenous North American games.

Seven a side, no dribbling, no backboard, and each player restricted to part of the court by position.

Thirteen a side, with a set number of tackles before possession changes. Faster and more structured than the union code.

Fifteen a side, and the ball can only be passed backward. Forward progress has to be carried or kicked.

Baseball's cousin with a bigger ball, a smaller field and underarm pitching.

A flying disc, an end zone, and no referee: players call their own fouls even at international level.

Six a side over a high net, with three touches allowed and the ball never permitted to land.

Handball in a pool too deep to stand in, so nobody stops swimming for the whole match.

Eleven a side, one ball, and almost no use of the hands. The rest of the world calls it football and reserves soccer for arguments.