The Ubiquity of Rugby

prinz · 28-05-2012 02:20PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Should have been more precise: As an Irish soccer supporter your only real choice is to support a foreign club, in terms of club sport....

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kfallon · 28-05-2012 02:20PM

Bodhisopha wrote: »

Bollocks!

Rugby, the game where you can't pass forward and the crowd clap their rings off when someone kicks it out of play

Driving studs down another player's back is seen as 'good play' :eek:

Funglegunk · 28-05-2012 02:21PM

Ireland has a strong international team, and two of our provinces are among the best teams in Europe. It's also more often than not an exciting sport to watch.

That's why it's popular.

Mr.Biscuits · 28-05-2012 02:22PM

smash wrote: »

It's 22 over paid posers wrecking a perfectly good lawn!

It can be, but that doesn't define it.

Leftist · 28-05-2012 02:22PM

rugby supporters are indeed very lucky to have irish teams to support. Even if they had to practically disolve all local teams in order to compete internationally.

but it cannot be compare to football as a sport. One is played in every country on the planet, the other is played in a hand full of south hemisphere colonies and north west europe.

prinz · 28-05-2012 02:22PM

I much prefer hurling to Gaelic football... must be the networking, heino, yadda yadda...... or it could just be that I liked to play hurling, and love to watch it.

Chuck Stone · 28-05-2012 02:23PM

I love watching rugby.

omg a kitty · 28-05-2012 02:24PM

kfallon wrote: »

Rugby, the game where you can't pass forward and the crowd clap their rings off when someone kicks it out of play

Driving studs down another player's back is seen as 'good play' :eek:

You seem to look at rugby as a variation of soccer or something. It's a different game, kicking it out in Rugby is different to kicking it out in soccer.
If you could pass forward, there would be no strategy. Like soccer where you just try to kick it into the goal for 90 mins.

prinz · 28-05-2012 02:24PM

Leftist wrote: »

One is played in every country on the planet, the other is played in a hand full of south hemisphere colonies and north west europe.

....and where does Japan fit in as a matter of interest?

GavRedKing · 28-05-2012 02:26PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I prefer rugby over soccer for two reasons: Firstly because it's a more complex and interesting game, (less linear in my opinion),

15 guys stand in a line, one fella tries to batter his way in, gets stopped, other guy kicks it out of play, repeat for 80 minutes.

and also because Irish teams, both national and international, have a very strong presence - as a soccer supporter your only real choice is to support a foreign club, which just doesn't have the same excitement (for me anyway) as supporting my own province in rubgy tournaments.

Theres a lot of LoI supoprters around here who go up and down the country with their clubs as well as a lot fo fans travelling across Europe to support many of the European leagues.

I suppose you could say I'm a man who prefers international battles to civil war

At most there is about 8 top class Rungy Union teams across the globe, compare that with football where theres about double that number.

foxyboxer · 28-05-2012 02:27PM

smash wrote: »

It's 22 over paid posers wrecking a perfectly good lawn!

Football is akin to dancing i.e. dancing to find space to play. Not very 'manly' and certainly not the image promoted by the macho tribalism of supporters or the sports media. It's called the beautiful game for a reason.

I would take Messi as the current epitome of what a footballer should be. Professional, gracious in victory and defeat and a proper role model for young people and most certainly not a poser.

And fwiw, i'd rather gouge out my eyeballs with a rusty spoon than watch Rugby.

Pal · 28-05-2012 02:29PM

markesmith wrote: »

The players themselves are lauded as gentlemen and warriors, and the epitome of manliness.

They are in my hole. (oops did I just take the bait or was he being serious ?)

Dyr · 28-05-2012 02:29PM

lot of commercial backing for that ABC1 morket=success=support

welcome to the bandwagon lads, does'nt matter that you have'nt a fkin clue who simon geoghan is, you wear that popped collar with the pride.

bullvine · 28-05-2012 02:29PM

From what I can tell about rugby, its always predictable, the good teams beat the crap teams, there doesnt appear to be much giant killing happening in it, that you get in Football, you'd never see the likes of Romania beating New Zealand in the World Cup but in the Football it happens in every tournament.

mikemac1 · 28-05-2012 02:30PM

I prefer Rugby League
Used to work in Yorkshire and watched lots of games

It exists in Ireland but it's not very popular at all

pajunior · 28-05-2012 02:31PM

I don't understand why people can't appreciate most sports. I watch just about everything if I was to put them into lists it would go.
Rugby
Hurling
Soccer
Football
Basketball
American Football

and so on, they're all pretty good Rugby is just my favourite honestly though if I saw more basketball it probably would be that.

bullvine · 28-05-2012 02:31PM

I find the Leinster band wagon hilarious, they were ****e about 4 years ago, now half the cars in my area have the flags on them. Must be former Fianna Fail supporters or something!

dodderangler · 28-05-2012 02:32PM

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smash · 28-05-2012 02:32PM

I actually have a friend who's gone big into American football. He used to be a big soccer fan but he says these days it's just crap.

dodderangler · 28-05-2012 02:33PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

I prefer Rugby League
Used to work in Yorkshire and watched lots of games

It exists in Ireland but it's not very popular at all

I play the league during summer it seems to be only time it's played which is good to keep fit it's very fast game I actually prefer it to union

smash · 28-05-2012 02:33PM

bullvine wrote: »

they were ****e about 4 years ago

When they won the Heineken cup?

I am pie · 28-05-2012 02:34PM

smash wrote: »

I actually have a friend who's gone big into American football. He used to be a big soccer fan but he says these days it's just crap.

Fascinating.

Leftist · 28-05-2012 02:34PM

dodderangler wrote: »

Are u ****in me rugby is played in every country in the world their just not good at it same way even gaa is played in other countries other than ireland
Face the facts football is **** compared to rugby
Footballers get little elbow to the head jumpin for the ball and he goes down like someone shot him rugby players get split open go off get stitches an go back on
Proper mans sport
And at least Ireland is good at it
Their **** at football

*they're

and no rugby is not played in every country in the world and physicality does not define a sports success. What an awful post.

kfallon · 28-05-2012 02:34PM

smash wrote: »

I actually have a friend who's gone big into American football. He used to be a big soccer fan but he says these days it's just crap.

Ah fair enough then, if your mate said it football must be gone crap!

Ok this thread is finished now, move along folks, nothing to see here!

SEPT 23 1989 · 28-05-2012 02:35PM

dodderangler wrote: »

Their **** at football

Euro 2012?

Pal · 28-05-2012 02:35PM

dodderangler wrote: »

Are u ****in me rugby is played in every country in the world their just not good at it same way even gaa is played in other countries other than ireland
Face the facts football is **** compared to rugby
Footballers get little elbow to the head jumpin for the ball and he goes down like someone shot him rugby players get split open go off get stitches an go back on
Proper mans sport
And at least Ireland is good at it
Their **** at football

Their they're there.

bullvine · 28-05-2012 02:35PM

smash wrote: »

When they won the Heineken cup?

that was 3 years ago - 2009!!

dodderangler · 28-05-2012 02:35PM

Leftist wrote: »

rugby supporters are indeed very lucky to have irish teams to support. Even if they had to practically disolve all local teams in order to compete internationally.

but it cannot be compare to football as a sport. One is played in every country on the planet, the other is played in a hand full of south hemisphere colonies and north west europe.

Are u ****in me rugby is played in every country in the world their just not good at it same way even gaa is played in other countries other than ireland
Face the facts football is **** compared to rugby
Footballers get little elbow to the head jumpin for the ball and he goes down like someone shot him rugby players get split open go off get stitches an go back on
Proper mans sport
And at least Ireland is good at it
Their **** at football

Leftist · 28-05-2012 02:36PM

dodderangler wrote: »

Are u ****in me rugby is played in every country in the world their just not good at it same way even gaa is played in other countries other than ireland
Face the facts football is **** compared to rugby
Footballers get little elbow to the head jumpin for the ball and he goes down like someone shot him rugby players get split open go off get stitches an go back on
Proper mans sport
And at least Ireland is good at it
Their **** at football

are you o.k pal? too many elbows to the head?

dodderangler · 28-05-2012 02:36PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

Their **** at football

Euro 2012?

Wow they qualify for first time in ages

The Ubiquity of Rugby

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