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Local derby
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In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby ( UK: ; or AUS/US: ; ) means a sporting fixture between two teams from the same town, city or region, particularly in association football. Origin The phrase most likely originated from The Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780, since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. Another widely reported theory, though not accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, is that the phrase came about from the city of Derby itself. It was renowned as the site of a chaotic and exuberant game that involved the whole town and often resulted in fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the Derwent river or Markeaton brook. Nominally the players came from All Saints' and St Peter's parishes, but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror, 'if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting'. The traditional Shrovetide football match is commonplace in the town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire." American football Association football Australian rules football Baseball Dominican Republic * Leones del Escogido and Tigres del Licey — Santo Domingo rivals Japan * Tokyo Giants and Hanshin Tigers United States Basketball NBA Lithuania * Lietuvos rytas vs Žalgiris Canadian football * Banjo Bowl: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders * Edmonton Eskimos vs Calgary Stampeders -Battle of Alberta Ice hockey National Hockey League (Canada and USA) Russia Slovenia * Eternal derby - HDD Olimpija Ljubljana vs HK Jesenice Rugby League United Kingdom Australia Rugby union France * Basque Derby - Bayonne vs Biarritz * The "French Derby" or "Le derby des Stades" - Toulouse vs Stade Français * Paris Derby - Stade Français vs Racing Métro Ireland * Leinster Rugby vs Munster Rugby * Ulster Rugby vs Leinster Rugby * The Colours Match A rugby union match between University College Dublin and Dublin University United Kingdom Speedway Poland University 
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