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Rugby Culture

  • 05-05-2019 2:34pm
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    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 320 ✭✭


    Is there something wrong with Rugby Culture ? Look how world star Falou views the LGBT community could you imagine Messi tweeting views like this? The rapes
    allegations against Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding and how Irish Captain Best Supported the two alleged Rapists. The Gang rape allegations against New Zealander Rory Grice, Loick Jammes from France and Ireland's Denis Coulson. Mils Muliaina allegations of sexual assault after a Connacht pro12 game. Sevu Reeces domestic abuse of his partner. The racist abuse Zebo got playing against ulster in Belfast. Surly there is a privileged Culture in Rugby?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 32,803 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    One guy tweets anti gay comments and the whole of rugby gets tarred?

    And soccer has had its fair share of rape allegations? Ever hear of a guy called Ronaldo?

    No soccer player gets racial abuse from the stands? Catch yourself on. Soccer is rife with it. Ask Danny Rose or Raheem Sterling.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27,317 ✭✭✭✭super_furry




  • Registered Users Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    Is there something wrong with Rugby Culture ? Look how world star Falou views the LGBT community could you imagine Messi tweeting views like this? The rapes
    allegations against Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding and how Irish Captain Best Supported the two alleged Rapists. The Gang rape allegations against New Zealander Rory Grice, Loick Jammes from France and Ireland's Denis Coulson. Mils Muliaina allegations of sexual assault after a Connacht pro12 game. Sevu Reeces domestic abuse of his partner. The racist abuse Zebo got playing against ulster in Belfast. Surly there is a privileged Culture in Rugby?

    The 2 ulster guys were found not guilty by a jury. So the allegations have been decided as untrue.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,994 ✭✭✭c.p.w.g.w


    Also allegations aren't the same as guilt


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 320 ✭✭WillieMason


    NIMAN wrote: »
    One guy tweets anti gay comments and the whole of rugby gets tarred?

    And soccer has had its fair share of rape allegations? Ever hear of a guy called Ronaldo?

    You ever heard of billy vunipola?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 32,803 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    You ever heard of billy vunipola?

    Let's not start counting, you'll lose.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 320 ✭✭WillieMason


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Let's not start counting, you'll lose.

    Because i dont have a Private school education?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭JustJoe7240


    timthumbni wrote: »
    The 2 ulster guys were found not guilty by a jury. So the allegations have been decided as untrue.

    No they weren’t, Not guilty doesn’t mean innocent! It means that there was a lack of evidence to support the claims, But it doesn’t mean they were untrue.


  • Registered Users Posts: 32,803 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Because i dont have a Private school education?

    Sorry you lost me on that one.

    Every section of society, be it doctors, sportsmen, authors, builders will have a certain amount of bad people among them. It's human nature.

    There are criminals and assh0les in Rugby, same as there is in football, teachers, solicitors, truck drivers etc.

    Get the point? Not all rugby players are homophobes or alleged rapists.


  • Registered Users Posts: 32,803 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    No they weren’t, Not guilty doesn’t mean innocent! It means that there was a lack of evidence to support the claims, But it doesn’t mean they were untrue.

    Glad you aren't a judge!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭completedit


    Lmao footballers are on a different stratosphere to rugby players in terms of status and privledge. A middling handsome footballer has more status than the top rugby guy. Rugby players are probably way more regular than footballers.


  • Registered Users Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Mod

    This thread belongs in the rugby forum. Moving now.

    Thanks.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭timthumbni


    No they weren’t, Not guilty doesn’t mean innocent! It means that there was a lack of evidence to support the claims, But it doesn’t mean they were untrue.

    But that’s the system we work with, yes? Not perfect of course but as the saying goes innocent until proven guilty. So they were innocent.

    The what’s app group certainly showed that the guys were a pile of ****. But tbh that could be true of most people’s messages if they were examined in detail. Especially a group of young males.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,198 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Willie just got the boot from Rugby for this stuff.


  • Subscribers Posts: 40,729 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Pter wrote: »
    Mod

    This thread belongs in the rugby forum. Moving now.

    Thanks.

    No thanks pter

    You can keep this rubbish elsewhere please


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Erik Shun


    Pter wrote: »
    Mod

    This thread belongs in the rugby forum. Moving now.

    Thanks.

    No it doesn't, it belongs in the bin


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