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In 1906, Joseph Martin of Castle Gate, Cornwall was the champion of this sport in Toronto, followed in 1907 by W. Sampson of Penzance. In 19th-century Nottingham a wrestler known for the Bunny tournament won five titles and reportedly lost only one bout. Which folk sport, native to south-west England, is this?
Cornish wrestling is one of Britain's oldest folk sports, with a rulebook dating to the medieval period. Cornish diaspora communities carried it to North America, and Toronto had a lively Cornish wrestling scene through the early 20th century.