Gaelic football, hurling and camogie positions
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The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie.
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Each team consists of one goalkeeper (who wears a different colour jersey), six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards: 15 players in all. Some under-age games are played 13-a-side (in which case the full-back and full-forward positions are removed) or 11-a-side (in which case the full-back, centre back, centre forward and full-forward positions are removed).[1]
The positions are listed below, with the jersey number usually worn by players in that position given.