The battling teams represent the pubs on each bank , the Half Moon and the Mother Shipton, and it’s a tradition of over 50 years standing with 8-strong teams on each side for men and for ladies and with the best-of-three rule to decide the winning sides.
![The blues give it their best shot.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0YjI0ZWMwLTVhMTMtNDkwYi04MGYyLWVlNGMyMzg5Y2U0Njo0ZTMwMjQ3Mi1iZmNiLTQyMWEtODJkYy0zMzMzOTNiZDkxOTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![People pull together to compete.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRmMGE0MTlhLTAzNGUtNDcxMy1iMTA1LTgzODE1ZGNkZjgzNjozMzc1YjNlZi0zYmY5LTQwYmMtOTBhOS1kM2QwMTdjNTY0MjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![The River Nidd separates the two pubs.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM3M2Q2Yzg2LTRlMTQtNDhhYy04M2NlLTQ4OWJjNzM4NWQ4Mzo5YmRiYTAzNC02YTlkLTQ4ZjktYWE3ZS1mYjlmYTUzMzJiYTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Eyeing up the competition
The River Nidd separates the two pubs. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
![The crowd watched the teams battle it out.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE4NWM4MzQxLTJiZTgtNGNiYS1iMzMwLWIwZWQyM2ZiNWQwOTo1YWI2NTBiNy00MmFkLTQ0Y2EtOTgxYy1mZmNlNDA5NTZhZTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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