What is the most entertaining spectator sport in Ireland?

ReefBreak · 17-01-2002 11:12am #1

Just curious. Personally, I voted the All-Ireland hurling c'ship, but of course, everyone to their own.

WhiteWashMan · 17-01-2002 1:01pm

its got be other.. sky sports

either that or monster truck racing.
oh you mean live?
probably the king of the knackers fights

the fnj · 17-01-2002 1:24pm

I went with the european rugby cup.

The standard has been so good with some great matches have to metion Leinsters great form up to last week. Bring on the tigers.

ReefBreak · 17-01-2002 2:16pm

I forgot to include the 6 Nations Rugby (would be my second choice). If a Moderator is reading this, could you add it to the list? Ta.

Bottle_of_Smoke · 17-01-2002 10:36pm

League of Ireland soccer, I know its no the greatest quality but I think with less scoring done in Soccer there's much more tension, which brings on entertainment

Lenny · 17-01-2002 10:47pm

Where's Formula one there?

Ahhh, I think its rugby

dragonkin · 17-01-2002 11:18pm

irish International Soccer

Well.... its just about the only spectator sport I watch + where else do you get the whole country behind you?
Roll on the World Cup.

DK

richindub2 · 17-01-2002 11:18pm

Voted for the european rugby cup since theres no six nations.

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 17-01-2002 11:22pm

When we are winning, Soccer Int'ls at the "Lanner" are tops!! So they get my first vote:)

Ironically the only Gaelic Football matches I've ever been at were the Mayo vs Meath final and replay in 96(?) and I must say they were most exciting. Been at a few excellent Leinster matches at Donnybrook in the heinken cup as well and they've been failry electric atmospheres!

Panda · 18-01-2002 12:21pm

Its very, very fast gameplay,

and if you've ever been to an all ireland semi-final, final then you know the sheer atmosphere in croke park.

Baz_ · 20-01-2002 6:02am

HLTV!!!

WAN CS!!!

Bard · 20-01-2002 6:09am

OJ asked:
Where's Formula one there?

Eh... where's the Irish Formula One Grand Prix held?...

Yeah... thought so.

F1 isn't there because it ISN'T a spectator sport IN Ireland. You cannot go somewhere in Ireland and be a spectator at a F1 event.

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I voted for Hurling... as it barely squeezes out the rugger (IMHO!), as the most genuinely entertaining spectator sport in this country... - even though I've never been to an All-Ireland Championship hurling match in my life and have gone to all of the Rep. of Ireland's recent (past 2 1/2 years) home football (soccer) matches...

leeroybrown · 20-01-2002 3:22pm

I went with the Rugby.

As for International Soccer, saying that its the best spectator sport is like machocism. Sitting around for the best part of 100 minutes wondering which feck-up will cost you the match. I watch them all anyway, but its more of a duty than a spectator sport.