AIG is going back to the USA in November but is this year returning to host a second edition of the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic and Irish Festival at the world-famous home of the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park in Boston.

Following on from the massive success of the event two years ago, and last year’s successful hosting of Ireland’s historic victory over the All Blacks in Chicago, this year it will be expanded to a double header of hurling in the Super 11s format to be played on Sunday, November 19 2017.

Watched by 28,000 at Fenway in 2015, Galway narrowly defeated Dublin in a tightly contested encounter, euphemism for a full blooded fight zone, to win the inaugural AIG Fenway Hurling Classic. It had been sixty-one years since hurling had been played at the stadium.

AIG has sponsored Dublin GAA since November 2013 and has committed to raising the profile of hurling and other Gaelic Games to a broader global audience.

The sponsorship team were faced with a major challenge last year when they lost two weeks of planning execution on the US trip to an All Ireland Football Final Replay involving Dublin and Mayo, following on from an All Ireland Ladies Football Final in which Dublin were also involved.

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This year’s repeat of 2015 is again a collaboration with Fenway Sports Management , the GAA and the Gaelic Players Association.

“The AIG Fenway Hurling Classic and Irish Festival was a huge success for all parties involved in 2015,” said AIG Ireland General Manager Declan O’Rourke.

“It was the biggest hurling game in the US for decades and it was always our intention to try and bring it back bigger and even better. We are very proud of our support for Irish sport and culture in the US. We have sponsored some really fantastic events including AIG Fenway Hurling and the historic Ireland All Blacks game at Soldier Field, Chicago last November.

“I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all at Fenway Sports Management for their work in making this happen, as well as our friends and partners in the GAA and GPA. TG4 did a great job broadcasting the event in 2015 and we look forward to working with them again this year.”

“Nearly 28,000 fans packed Fenway Park when hurling returned to the ballpark for the first time in 61 years in 2015 and we’re thrilled to have the fastest game on grass back for two matches this November,” added Mark Lev General manager at Fenway.

Further details surrounding the event, including confirmation of the four teams who will be involved, will be announced in the coming months.