ok for those who dont know what each event involves here's the handy EoghanP super guide to each (feel free to add to it as you feel)
POLO:5 paddles on the water from each team ,always has to be at least one member of each sex on the water at all times (think at least one girl all the time). pitch is about 25 metres long with a square net hung over each end. throw ball into net, score goal. more goals= winner!! you can push people in if they have the ball (so the ability to hand roll is useful but not essential). special boats and paddles must be used when playing (to minimise injuries) and especially for this year not even the spectators are supposed to be drunk (refer to the canoe club story book for more details, but i think that rule is just plain mean, we'll never get a team together now)
RODEO"The art of getting thrashed with style". (see proboater dave, also irishfreestyle.com). basically small boat big wave or hole, lots of tricks with lots of crazy names. trick with coolest name wins (normally the event we disgrace ourselves at the least). think there is a maximum of 5 entrants, again at least one girl
LONG DISTANCE3 categories, glass (fiberglass), General purpose (plastic) and Canadians. paddle on flat water as fast as possible (hangover permitting) for either 3.5km or 7km (glass is 7km the others 3.5km), very easy, very boring, very hungover (its normally the last event on sunday). very good for those who want to take part but dont think they can do any other events. no limit on the number of entrants.
WHITEWATER normally on the saturday morning. 3 paddles (plus 2 rescue) from each club. normally run on grade 3-ish water (rain can change all that). the last person from the team to cross the line gives them their time. fastest team is the winner.
OVERALL college with the most points wins the intervarsities. points are given for the rank of each enterant in each event (ie if a UCD paddle was 1st, 5th and 9th in rodeo we'd get x number of points)
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