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Rugby in Trinity - thoughts?

  • 18-09-2014 6:16pm
    #1
    Gotfoodforphil
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    Hi all,
    I really want to join the TCD Rugby club this year (2nd year PG) but I'm a bit wary as to how ''bro-ish'' it might be? On top of that I haven't played in awhile and I'm a fairly skinny guy. I'd love to know what it's actually like?


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  • #2
    The Lost Sheep
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    Don't be worried at all. By "bro-ish" what are you worried about?
    Don't worry about not having played in a while. The club has junior teams competing In the metro leagues in divisions 6,9 which are social rugby divisions with division 9 very much social rugby

    Only way to find out what its like is to turn up training.


  • #3
    Gotfoodforphil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭Gotfoodforphil


    Cheers man. Ah I was just a bit worried that there'd be a lot of guys from schools that would have been big into rugby, and it'd be hard to catch up (I haven't played in years).

    I'm 23, would I be eligible for a junior team do you know? Do you go yourself?


  • #4
    The Lost Sheep
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    Gotfoodforphil wrote: »
    Cheers man. Ah I was just a bit worried that there'd be a lot of guys from schools that would have been big into rugby, and it'd be hard to catch up (I haven't played in years).

    I'm 23, would I be eligible for a junior team do you know? Do you go yourself?
    Junior rugby is open adult grade rugby. Im not in Trinity but friends, brother are playing on 20s and junior team.

    I wouldn't worry about lots of people from schools and being big into rugby. Unless you are on the college's senior squad or the main under 20 squad the rugby will be very much social rugby and there wont be much to catch up on


  • #5
    TheBandicoot
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    General question I guess, having never been involved in a sports club in my life, what happens when you get people who are just unskilled, unfit or whatever who join up to the society/club? How do they participate? Not fun playing a game with someone you have to carry, or having badly balanced teams.


  • #6
    The Lost Sheep
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    TheBandicoot wrote: »
    General question I guess, having never been involved in a sports club in my life, what happens when you get people who are just unskilled, unfit or whatever who join up to the society/club? How do they participate? Not fun playing a game with someone you have to carry, or having badly balanced teams.
    How do you think they participate?
    They turn up and play at the most appropriate level.
    There will always be people joining clubs in university who have never played the sport in question or had active involvement in a society or what the society is about. That's part of university life.
    The rugby club has its top 2 teams, senior 1sts and 2nds, which are at the top end of their grades and they have a main under 20s team and all three of these teams will be played very seriously but the remaining teams in the universities rugby club will very much be social teams and be playing in divisions where all teams will be around the same level and there will always be some players stronger or weaker than others. That's life.


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  • #7
    TheBandicoot
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    How do you think they participate?

    I have no idea, that's why I asked.


  • #8
    The Lost Sheep
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    TheBandicoot wrote: »
    I have no idea, that's why I asked.
    Contact any of those on committee below. Ask when and where training is on and turn up. Simple
    http://dufc.ie/?page_id=430


  • #9
    TheBandicoot
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    I'm not a student. Was just wondering in general how sport clubs work.


  • #10
    The Lost Sheep
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    TheBandicoot wrote: »
    I'm not a student. Was just wondering in general how sport clubs work.
    Why are you asking here then? Go to a club and ask someone. Its not that difficult to do that.


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