Jugger
Sign in to saveJugger is a sport inspired by the 1989 film The Salute of the Jugger (released as The Blood of Heroes in the United States), in which a game of the same name is played. The film version was invented by the film's stunt coordinator, Guy Norris, and its writer-director, David Webb Peoples, for the movie. The transformation into a real sport happened independently in Germany, the United States, and Australia in the late '80s and early '90s.
Key facts
- Sport.name
- Jugger
- Sport.image
- 275px
- Sport.caption
- The Hannover Living Undeads in the middle of a Jugger match
- Sport.first
- 1995
- Sport.region
- Spain, Germany, Australia, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom, Poland, Spain, Canada, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Italy, Israel
- Sport.mgender
- Yes
- Sport.type
- Ball game, team sport
- Sport.equipment
- Skull-shaped ball, prop weapons, stakes or mounds
- Sport.venue
- Field
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Jugger jump over chain.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jugger
- OpenStreetMap tag
- sport=jugger
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25 sectionsContents
- Goal
- Equipment
- Roles
- Roles (in the film)
- Rules
- Germany
- Australia
- Positions
- Timekeeping
- Hits
- Australia 'POX-ECLIPSE'
- Gameplay
- Safety
- Weapons
- Enforcer
- Chain
- Armour
- WA Jugger League
- Ireland
- United States
- Hits and strike zones
- Media
- See also
- References
- External links
Jugger is a sport inspired by the 1989 film The Salute of the Jugger (released as The Blood of Heroes in the United States), in which a game of the same name is played. The film version was invented by the film's stunt coordinator, Guy Norris, and its writer-director, David Webb Peoples, for the movie. The transformation into a real sport happened independently in Germany, the United States, and Australia in the late '80s and early '90s.
Several variations on the game's rules exist: some focus on teamwork, speed, and agility, and are referred to as "sport jugger"; while others more closely resembles the aesthetics and intensity of the game played in the movie, most commonly referred to as "wasteland jugger."