Posh schools

geurrp the yard · 16-06-2008 02:41AM #1

Why is it that posh schools get tv coverage when it comes to rugby?

Rb · 16-06-2008 02:42AM

Because it's coverage of the rugby cup and not of the schools teams themselves?

Also, why not?

Xavi6 · 16-06-2008 02:42AM

Cos the Senior Cup is like sooooo the biggest focking event of the year. Hello?!?!?!

Rb · 16-06-2008 02:43AM

Not to mention - poor schools have all the ugly kids and trouble makers, god knows what they'd do given the opportunity to be infront of a camera.

I think those muppets uploading videos of themselves joyriding is a good indication though.

geurrp the yard · 16-06-2008 02:49AM

Rb wrote: »

Because it's coverage of the rugby cup and not of the schools teams themselves?

Also, why not?

Yeah but its mainly the so called posh schools who participate in the schools cup. Im all for giving coverage to grassroots stuff but how come this doesnt happen with soccer, the most popular sport in the country. Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports.

Rb · 16-06-2008 02:51AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

Yeah but its mainly the so called posh schools who participate in the schools cup. Im all for giving coverage to grassroots stuff but how come this doesnt happen with soccer, the most popular sport in the country. Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports.

Because soccer is shíte?

Xavi6 · 16-06-2008 02:54AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

Yeah but its mainly the so called posh schools who participate in the schools cup. Im all for giving coverage to grassroots stuff but how come this doesnt happen with soccer, the most popular sport in the country. Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports.

To be honest no one gives a shite about schools soccer. The school doesn't get behind it or pump money into it like the egg chasers. Private schools build their whole year around the senior cup. It was great seeing Castleknock go out in the first round every year. They'd be like "Ehhhh so what do we do now seeing as we've done fuck all school work for the last 2 years?".

Rb wrote: »

Because soccer is shíte?

:rolleyes:

Rugby is just a sport for those who are too uncoordinated or too fat to play soccer.

geurrp the yard · 16-06-2008 02:56AM

Rb wrote: »

Because soccer is shíte?

And rugby is gay.

http://ewrfc.ie/

Nuthing better than a good hard scrum for those creatine taking posh boyos

Sinfonia · 16-06-2008 02:56AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

Yeah but its mainly the so called posh schools who participate in the schools cup. Im all for giving coverage to grassroots stuff but how come this doesnt happen with soccer, the most popular sport in the country. Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports.

We're not a socialist country.
Get over it or gtfo

Xavi6 · 16-06-2008 02:59AM

SumGuy wrote: »

We're not a socialist country.
Get over it or gtfo

Ooooh roid rage! :pac:

Call Me Jimmy · 16-06-2008 03:01AM

Rb wrote: »

Because soccer is shíte?

OH NO HE DID NOT!

Sinfonia · 16-06-2008 03:02AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ooooh roid rage! :pac:

lol
nah i'd be more like a slightly miffed couch potato

geurrp the yard · 16-06-2008 03:04AM

SumGuy wrote: »

We're not a socialist country.
Get over it or gtfo

Ouch, must have touched a nerve there. Did ya not win
the senior cup in your blackrock college playing days. :pac:

kmart6 · 16-06-2008 03:06AM

It's shown on Setanta...not exactly TV coverage to be proud of!

Rb · 16-06-2008 03:13AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Rugby is just a sport for those who are too uncoordinated or too fat to play soccer.

At least it's not full of guys who throw themselves onto the ground clutching their leg and crying for a penalty:p

Rb · 16-06-2008 03:14AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

And rugby is gay.

http://ewrfc.ie/

Nuthing better than a good hard scrum for those creatine taking posh boyos

So you're a homophobe?

Sinfonia · 16-06-2008 03:14AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

Ouch, must have touched a nerve there. Did ya not win
the senior cup in your blackrock college playing days. :pac:

I don't know what gave you the idea that I have any interest in rugby

but I just think bitterness regarding people who have money (and I was referring to this comment:Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports) is kind of stupid.

I don't get why posh schools on setanta sports bothers you though.

Call Me Jimmy · 16-06-2008 03:17AM

At least football isn't played by rugby players!

btw I just realised I imagine you AS chris crocker rb, I picture chris crocker in a mansion on the south side :P

kowloon · 16-06-2008 03:24AM

The popularity of rugby has rocketed in the last few years, it's no longer the preserve of The Rock and Belvo.
I absolutely despise the stereotypical ruggerbugger but there aren't too many of them about as they grow out of gang raping underaged girls in old wesley and other ruggerbugger activities before they hit the real world.

geurrp the yard · 16-06-2008 03:26AM

SumGuy wrote: »

I don't know what gave you the idea that I have any interest in rugby but I just think bitterness regarding people who have money (and I was referring to this comment:Must be a case of daddy been on the board of directors on setanta sports) is kind of stupid.
.

Well can you answer me the question with regards to leinster schools rugby been televised and not soccer.

Sinfonia · 16-06-2008 03:37AM

geurrp the yard wrote: »

Well can you answer me the question with regards to leinster schools rugby been televised and not soccer.

No idea, don't really care...
But if it were a case of somebody's daddy being on the board of directors, it wouldn't bother me...If I had a ****load of money and/or some important position I'd probably use it to wangle stuff for my kids (if I also had kids).

luckat · 16-06-2008 07:09AM

Believe me, if some poor school starts rocketing up the league the journalists will be all over them. Nothing the newspapers (and their readers) love more than an underdog-triumphs story.

16-06-2008 07:33AM

A question I don't know the answer to - how many public schools offer rugby as a sport?

Ponster · 16-06-2008 07:35AM

Rb wrote: »

Because soccer is shíte?

+1

Xavi6 · 16-06-2008 07:40AM

Myth wrote: »

A question I don't know the answer to - how many public schools offer rugby as a sport?

In my experience very few. Most public schools would be GAA/Soccer orientated. As a kid if any of my friends wanted to play rugby then they went to private schools. My gf's brothers were moved from a public school to a private just to play rugby.

JohnCleary · 16-06-2008 08:10AM

I went to a public school, we won Connaught/Connacht Schools Cup 3 times in my 6 years there (You had to do transition year hence the 6 years)

Defo not a posh school (hence public) and we got media coverage in the sense of newspaper/radio (Obviously not nationwide, but local). Infact, it was known as a very 'liberated' school in Galway City - Anyone from Galway will know the school i'm on about.... bongs in the jacks FTW

This was before Setanta started airing it, but I doubt they'd have any interest in Connaught/Connacht rugby... anything west of the Shannon is probably no good to them. Not bothered tbh

Steve_o · 16-06-2008 10:11AM

kmart6 wrote: »

It's shown on Setanta...not exactly TV coverage to be proud of!

Aye, if it were sky sports you would have something more to complain about!!! Also football (soccer:rolleyes:) is the beautiful game...

griffdaddy · 16-06-2008 10:20AM

1)most young players who represent Ireland or major rugby clubs can be seen at an early age in this competition and travel through the excellent development system that the IRFU has in place.

2)Most people in positions of power in the major businesses and organises in Ireland went to one of the schools that participate and this competition appeals to them regardless of when they were in that school, this is because of the 'old school tie' mentality etc.

3)Most of these schools are massive compared to the schools that don't participate, so the potential audience that can be reached is far greater than what the OP would dub 'non-posh' schools.

4)School soccer and GAA is watered done somewhat by the participation of the lads playing it in clubs as well, and the clubs seems to be what is considered really important at underage level in those sports, and in fairness, Setanta show underage club (gaelic) football and hurling. In the rugby world, at least at that age, playing for your school is usually paramount with playing for a club an afterthought.

They're just some reasons off the top of my head, but i'm sure there's others.

Agent Smith · 16-06-2008 10:22AM

Soccer is the sport of gentlemen, played by savages
rugby is the sport of savages, played by gentlemen.

Xavi6 wrote: »

Rugby is just a sport for those who are too uncoordinated or too fat to play soccer.

Xavi6 is too thin to come to the rugby forum for a week :P

16-06-2008 10:28AM

Most sport is gay.

Soccer- 22 over-hyped men running after a ball for 90 minutes
Rugby- a bunch of burly men who stuff their heads into each other's asses every few minutes.

Dragan · 16-06-2008 10:31AM

kowloon wrote: »

The popularity of rugby has rocketed in the last few years, it's no longer the preserve of The Rock and Belvo.
I absolutely despise the stereotypical ruggerbugger but there aren't too many of them about as they grow out of gang raping underaged girls in old wesley and other ruggerbugger activities before they hit the real world.

I was always suprised by the attitude of people towards Rugby in Dublin.

Dublin must be the only county in the country where rugby is considered the posh mans game. When i played at home and in Limerick rugby was the preserve of the angry and the unemployed, the bitter and the criminally minded.

Well...it was Limerick after all!

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