egg chasing season is soon upon us

I think its an entertaining enough sport but some of the fans can be very annoying.
Someone shouting at the tv, wearing a jersey and making out their absolute die hard fans should when asked be able to explain refereeing decisions etc when asked.
Asking people for silence in a pub during a conversion or whatever really pisses me off, stupid.
The chants, oh god how annoying and mindlessly dull. Muuuunnnsssstttteeeerrrr. Iiiirrrreeelllaaaannnddddd.

On the plus side you can get alcohol in the stadium.

I prefer soccer, hurling or football but its all sport.

The thing that annoys me most about the rugby (and that's not counting the fair-weather/blow-in fans and the fact that the drink culture associated with it is largely ignored) is the fact that the current squad is regarded as some sort of "golden generation" by the media. I don't know, but one Grand Slam title in that time doesn't seem like a great return for "our nation's darlings", especially considering the effectively play the five same teams competitively each year, and thus you'd imagine they'd manage to get the measure of them more than once. Overhyped.

And god forbid you may suggest that BOD may be past it at international level. Grounds for a lynching right there

anncoates wrote: »

Happy to see people supporting what they want but always have a guilty snigger when Ireland lose in the rugby. It's not nice I know, but I can't help it.

"Why can't you just, loike, forget your nonsense and get behind the goys man?"

I can't get into rugby. I wish I wasn't such a cynical bastard but I just can't help but associate it with private school wankology.

Tugboats wrote: »

Does this happen?

Honest to God it does. I'd some yaw-yaw twat try and shush me in a pub in Cork once. As if Ronan O'Gara (another eejit) could hear me all the way up in Landsdowne Road.

All things considered Irish rugby fans and the provincial fans are much better fans than the clowns who will be staying up all night on Sunday to watch Hype-fest 2014 also known as the Superbowl.
Shouting 'Go Titans' for a franchise they have no attachment to. But hey they see it in movies so they feel obliged to try and replicate what Americans do.

Roll on 6 Nations 2013. Eire Abu.

castletownman wrote: »

The thing that annoys me most about the rugby (and that's not counting the fair-weather/blow-in fans and the fact that the drink culture associated with it is largely ignored) is the fact that the current squad is regarded as some sort of "golden generation" by the media. I don't know, but one Grand Slam title in that time doesn't seem like a great return for "our nation's darlings", especially considering the effectively play the five same teams competitively each year, and thus you'd imagine they'd manage to get the measure of them more than once. Overhyped.

And god forbid you may suggest that BOD may be past it at international level. Grounds for a lynching right there

anncoates wrote: »

Happy to see people supporting what they want but always have a guilty snigger when Ireland lose in the rugby. It's not nice I know, but I can't help it.

Well said. They're definitely portrayed as the "nations darlings" I have to laugh at all the women who wear the jersey and say they're "mad into rugby" Ask them to name 5 players and they'll struggle.
They all think that joke of a song 'Ireland's Call' is the national anthem. :rolleyes:

One Grand Slam in god knows how long with France and England at home is hardly an achievement yet they're absolute heroes amongst people. Last year they lost to Scotland and Italy, absolutely pathetic. They got close against an All Blacks in a friendly match and they're absolute gods the next day.

Go to an Irish rugby match and it's basically full of corporate heads who you generally try to avoid in work and it's full of couples with the women in their brand new jersey cheering on Tommy Bowe. Can't wait for the 6 Nations to be over.

People saying all the players are well behaved compared to soccer only have to look at the Zebo and Murray story from the summer. Absolute gob****es.
From what i've heard quite a few others aren't darlings either.

Larbre34 wrote: »

Oh no, bloody 6 nations already! I just hate to see a sport where the players earn decent but not obscene money, come from towns and villages near the fans, attract big well behaved crowds with good atmosphere, compete at a decent level internationally, give young kids an interest and good role models.

What were they thinking.

Ah yes. Jamie Heaslip who earns 500k isn't obscene money. :rolleyes:

We don't compete at a decent level internationally. We don't have to go through a qualifying stage like soccer for the World Cup yet still struggle every 4 years at it. 2007 and then losing to a poor Welsh side 3 years ago. About 10 countries play it at what is seen as a high standard so where we are is a given. The rugby team can do no wrong and they'll always been seen favourably by most people. The soccer team at Euro 2012 lost to two of the eventual finalists and they're absolute ripped apart by the public. Lovely Rob Kearney can do no wrong though.

Great having local men like Issac Boss, Rhys Ruddock, Richardt Strauss represent us.

Decobuzz wrote: »

Ah yes. Jamie Heaslip who earns 500k isn't obscene money. :rolleyes:

We don't compete at a decent level internationally. We don't have to go through a qualifying stage like soccer for the World Cup yet still struggle every 4 years at it. 2007 and then losing to a poor Welsh side 3 years ago. About 10 countries play it at what is seen as a high standard so where we are is a given. The rugby team can do no wrong and they'll always been seen favourably by most people. The soccer team at Euro 2012 lost to two of the eventual finalists and they're absolute ripped apart by the public. Lovely Rob Kearney can do no wrong though.

Great having local men like Issac Boss, Rhys Ruddock, Richardt Strauss represent us.

And don't even mention his brother. A classic example of how the mind of a rugby fan works (mainly female fans he has) considering he has done relatively feck all to justify his "stardom"

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I found the reaction to the New Zealand loss awhile back a bit mad, the game didn't even count for anything.

Exactly and New Zealand were on the go constantly from 2011. They had a tough schedule and looked a team that was shattered. BOD and the lads the next day were treated as if they found a cure for cancer. People forget they lost to an average Australian side the week previous who had half their team in Coppers on Wednesday before the match.

TheMza wrote: »

No I support Liverpool, nothing to do with supporting English or Irish teams, I just find rugby and all the fair weather fans of Leinster and the national team who have appeared over the last couple of years to be a bit of a joke!

So you do support a foreign team. Glad that's sorted so.