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Rugby at the olympics. The draw is as follows ....

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  • #332
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The ticker on the bottom of Sky News is gas


    GREST BRITAIN HAVE WON A MEN'S RUGBY SEVENS SILVER MEDAL AT RIO OLYMPICS WHILE FIJI TOOK GOLD


  • #333
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    piers morgan lashing them on twitter.


  • #334
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    kuang1 wrote: »
    Jaysus bbc jumped away from that fairly lively! I guess no post-match analysis required!!!

    They do that with everything. I get they have a lot to show but it's fairly annoying. They only go back for the medal ceremony if there's a Brit involved.


  • #335
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Omackeral wrote: »
    The ticker on the bottom of Sky News is gas


    GREST BRITAIN HAVE WON A MEN'S RUGBY SEVENS SILVER MEDAL AT RIO OLYMPICS WHILE FIJI TOOK GOLD

    And? What should it say? Sky and BBC are British stations. What exactly are you expecting?


  • #336
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Delighted for Fiji
    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    The pre match and first half BBC commentary there was absolutely hilarious.

    "We're fitter and stronger, we have s real chance here"
    "This will be very tight"

    At 22-0

    "We're still in this"

    Lolballs.

    I missed that as was watching on RTE but friend text me to say they said something like "Seen as we just bet SA who are running rampage on japan think we can be very confident of gold"


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  • #337
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Delighted for Fiji, those guys will be heroes forever in their home country.


  • #338
    clsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    and yet completely ****e at 15's. gas

    Gas? Not at all, sad. It would be great to see them develop as a team, given access to their players and have regular games against tier 1 teams. How else can they improve? What we did to them a few years ago downgrading the November international to a non capped game was a disgrace.


  • #339
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,779 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Fiji were just outstanding in that final. No team could have lived with them. How do you play a team that are so good at keeping the ball alive and so good at running support lines? Even the way they go into contact is all about trying to ensure the offload. Go high and they slip down so that they can offload from the deck, go low and they'll offload in contact, get a second man in and it's the basketball pass. And when they have that much possession your defensive line is such a mess that if you do win a turnover you can't capitalise on it.

    Delighted for Fiji and couldn't help but think it'd be great craic to be at it watching their fans.


  • #340
    philstar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭philstar


    Well Done Fiji

    its only fitting that they got gold, after dominating the sport for so long


  • #341
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    clsmooth wrote: »
    Gas? Not at all, sad. It would be great to see them develop as a team, given access to their players and have regular games against tier 1 teams. How else can they improve? What we did to them a few years ago downgrading the November international to a non capped game was a disgrace.

    that was so it could be played outside Aviva afaik


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  • #342
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    molloyjh wrote: »
    Fiji were just outstanding in that final. No team could have lived with them. How do you play a team that are so good at keeping the ball alive and so good at running support lines?

    styles make fights.
    nz normally push them close .

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/83049145/Rio-Olympics-2016-Fiji-bounce-New-Zealand-out-as-refereeing-calls-under-fire

    by all accounts the ref had a shocker too.


    nz are able to get under their skin.


    think england completely shat the bed.


  • #343
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,018 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    delighted for Fiji - always love the way they play - best game of tournament for me was Japan/NZ -


  • #344
    nehe milner skudder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭nehe milner skudder


    good to see francois hoooohaaaaaa with a medal. always liked him.


  • #345
    philstar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭philstar


    Omackeral wrote: »
    The ticker on the bottom of Sky News is gas


    GREST BRITAIN HAVE WON A MEN'S RUGBY SEVENS SILVER MEDAL AT RIO OLYMPICS WHILE FIJI TOOK GOLD

    well Fiji are getting nothing but praise on BBC 5 live, no sour grapes


  • #346
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    philstar wrote: »
    well Fiji are getting nothing but praise on BBC 5 live, no sour grapes

    Often the standard of commentary and punditry on 5 Live is much better than the people they use on the TV.


  • #347
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,703 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    Result never in doubt and it was game over almost straight away. Well done Fiji


  • #348
    A-Train
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭A-Train


    What a performance by Fiji never in doubt! People looking at me funny in the pub cheering for them!


  • #349
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,418 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    nehe milner skudder wrote: »
    styles make fights.
    nz normally push them close .

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/83049145/Rio-Olympics-2016-Fiji-bounce-New-Zealand-out-as-refereeing-calls-under-fire

    by all accounts the ref had a shocker too.


    nz are able to get under their skin.


    think england completely shat the bed.

    England weren't playing at the Olympics. Were you watching some other tournament?


  • #350
    Charizard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Charizard


    clsmooth wrote: »
    Gas? Not at all, sad. It would be great to see them develop as a team, given access to their players and have regular games against tier 1 teams. How else can they improve? What we did to them a few years ago downgrading the November international to a non capped game was a disgrace.
    Whats the point of downgrading a game :confused:


  • #351
    clsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    Charizard wrote: »
    Whats the point of downgrading a game :confused:

    It was done so the game could be held outside the Aviva (i.e. contractual issues). That part I understand, but it was a lack of respect towards the Fijian team, an away test against a tier 1 team downgraded to an exhibition game. Can you imagine if another team did that to us?


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  • #352
    thebaz
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    clsmooth wrote: »
    It was done so the game could be held outside the Aviva (i.e. contractual issues). That part I understand, but it was a lack of respect towards the Fijian team, an away test against a tier 1 team downgraded to an exhibition game. Can you imagine if another team did that to us?

    they have also been on the end of some very dubious refereeing calls in tight matches down the years , lost some of there key players to bigger nations - they bring so much to the game it would be great if they could bring there 7s success to the big one.


  • #353
    Charizard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Charizard


    clsmooth wrote: »
    It was done so the game could be held outside the Aviva (i.e. contractual issues). That part I understand, but it was a lack of respect towards the Fijian team, an away test against a tier 1 team downgraded to an exhibition game. Can you imagine if another team did that to us?
    Thats madness, you think they would try get the smaller games to the other provinces, they would fill out west easily


  • #354
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    clsmooth wrote: »
    It was done so the game could be held outside the Aviva (i.e. contractual issues). That part I understand, but it was a lack of respect towards the Fijian team, an away test against a tier 1 team downgraded to an exhibition game. Can you imagine if another team did that to us?
    It was disrespectful but whats the alternative?
    Charizard wrote: »
    Thats madness, you think they would try get the smaller games to the other provinces, they would fill out west easily
    Contract deal with Aviva means they cant. When that ends IRFU may get change so they can move so games. Isnt really madness to some extent but it is frustrating especially as with 20s and womens sides playing in Donnybrook there isn't any internationals outside of D4


  • #355
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,211 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    silver medal !!! well done the donovans!!1


  • #356
    clsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    It was disrespectful but whats the alternative?

    Play the game in the Aviva. Drop ticket prices or sell them as a package with the tickets for the other games for that series. Or cheap tickets for school kids to encourage kids interest in rugby.


  • #357
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    clsmooth wrote: »
    Play the game in the Aviva. Drop ticket prices or sell them as a package with the tickets for the other games for that series. Or cheap tickets for school kids to encourage kids interest in rugby.
    But what about the rest of the country? Its totally ridiculous that the 3 main international sides now only play their home games in D4.
    What about move games to Limerick, Belfast, Cork, Galway?


  • #358
    swiwi_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭swiwi_


    _90761470_bank2.jpg

    Ha ha. This is twitter at its best :)


  • #359
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    But what about the rest of the country? Its totally ridiculous that the 3 main international sides now only play their home games in D4.
    What about move games to Limerick, Belfast, Cork, Galway?

    Forgive my ignorance but what are the 3 main international sides?


  • #360
    The Lost Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance but what are the 3 main international sides?
    Meant to expand on that but 3 main sides who compete in 6Ns. Men, Women, 20s. All ints are now in D4 in Aviva or Donnybrook...


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  • #361
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 24,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Meant to expand on that but 3 main sides who compete in 6Ns. Men, Women, 20s. All ints are now in D4 in Aviva or Donnybrook...

    Ah, I see, I was thinking rugby, soccer and then I was drawing a blank.


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