All Blacks v Irish property developers

HappyAsLarE wrote: »

Fcuk them. It was a load of white lads dancing. If the Irish team started doing river dance would you expect respect or laughter?

Well we have grown men and women rocking side to side, arm in arm whilst crying belting out a song written by Phil ****ing Coulter. We don’t exactly need players doing the River Dance for people to laugh at Ireland after that.

I don’t really know what the story is with the Haka. Rugby fans act as if it’s this really significant pre-match thing. As a kid, it was awesome, seeing this massive huge exotic looking guys like tana umanga, jerry Collins(r.i.p) performing it was awe inspiring and given the way NZ were perceived and the reverence given to it, was spine chilling. But as an adult, the only reason the Haka is intimidating is because New Zealand are good, I’m sure for the opposition they are either ambivalent to it or it psyches them up. The way the players of the other team stand there, I don’t know, just seems like theatre to me. Why would a team stand in front of a team performing a war ritual and just put on stern stoic faces unless it was actually motivating them?
It’s clear that it’s an Adidas marketing ploy, a good one but like the Undertaker’s entrance in WWE, some things become boring over time. I’m sure in person it’s a spectacle if you’ve never seen it before but just don’t get it. It’s cool part of rugby but make no mistake about it, would look as comical as it did back in the 70’s if it wasn’t for fact of New Zealand’s pedigree.

P_1 wrote: »

People who give out about the Haka without realising that all Pacific nations perform a tribal ritual before each match will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes

They can get in the queue, Turbridy Varadkar Harris etc will be dealt with first. Wallace Murphy will have to do their time breaking rocks before they are put up against the wall

chite wrote: »

Somebody had to lose, why not Ireland. Well done New Zealand.
What is a joke is having to fly in a lawyer for Aki's hearing, only for him to get suspended anyway. And fly in another rugby player when one of the other players hurt their neck, I thought they would've brought some subs with them to Japan? A pure waste of money spent by IRFU

you cant have players already out there as why when they cant have any involvement with the squad once the tournament starts so who do they train with etc
It also stops the wealthier countries having all potential subs out there while others wouldnt be able to do it anywhere near as much.

boombang wrote: »

I dislike a lot of the fair weather fandom, south Dublin exclusivity, Guinness BS etc. Despite that, anybody playing at the world cup is a hard working, professional athlete. I admire that effort.

Sport isnt exclusive to anywhere especially south Dublin and all sports have fair weather fans. Rugby cant be criticised for that

Motivator wrote: »

They don’t stand for the Irish national anthem, they mean sweet F A to me. They got their arses handed to them today by a proper team. The writing was on the wall for a long time with this crowd and they got humiliated from start to finish. Joe Schmuck out the door with his reputation in tatters in this country. There were grown men crying into their moustaches in gastro pubs and wine bars across Ireland today. EMBARRESSING

who really gives a ****e about the songs played before a game. How long is a long time as writing hasn't at all been on wall for long at all

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

It's been a great decade for Irish rugby with the Six Nations triumphs and European Cup wins by the provinces. We were spoilt with the success.

A lot of stock was put into the 'autumn international' wins against New Zealand in Chicago and Dublin.

Ultimately, they were friendlies. I doubt the All Blacks went home in total despair. When it came to the crunch of knockout rugby, New Zealand brought their usual "A" game.

No reason why Ireland can't rise again. There's a lot of talent in the squad.

just dismissing them as friendlies is nonsense when they're every year and only chance to play likes of New Zealand outside a world cup. Ot is a great pity we've messed up at another world cup and not made a semi but there must be something up as we've never been able to show at a world cup knock out game what we are truly capable of based on 6 nations and other international success as well as based on what provinces do so well

Motivator wrote: »

EMBARRESSING

It certainly is!

TCM wrote: »

Wonderful to see NZ giving the "team of us " from "rugby country" a lesson in a real game. The practice game wins that oirland were bragging about don't count. This oirish team has never gotten past the the last 8 in a 9 team comical " World Cup competition. Glorious stuff.

How sad you are.

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.

Haka has no place in a competition like a world cup.

If the AB want to do it they can come out and do it before the anthems.

Yamanoto wrote: »

Sorry now, but you're talking out your hoop.

If you're visiting a Maori tribal meeting place in New Zealand, you'd solemnly respect the Haka.

But on the Rugby field immediately prior to kick-off, it's used as a motivational and intimidatory tactic by New Zealand. It is not a national anthem. There's absolutely no reason opposing fans of any nation shouldn't show support for their team and attempt to drown out the Haka in the process.

Are big rugger lads intimidated by that?
If they are... lol.

Luke Plump Gymnasium wrote: »

They knocked out an Irish player the last time they beat us. Made so many dangerous tackles the rules were subsequently changed. This was off the back of our beating them in Chicago.

In 2005 two of them picked up Brian O'Driscoll by the legs and planted him head first into the ground. They dislocated his shoulder and could have broken his neck. That was a reaction to him trying to show respect for their tradition by throwing a blade of grass in the air after the haka.

The idea of being intimidated isn't laughable. They are temperamental types who have a history of reacting violently when their pride is wounded in some way.

That smarmy clown “Drico” got his reward for trying to be the big fella that time. His display of arrogance landed him literally neck deep in it. New Zealanders are proud people and what he did that night was, to Irish people, like someone taking a shït on the Irish flag. Although that wouldn’t mean anything to the rugby lads seeing as they don’t even stand for our national anthem.

Arghus wrote: »

I thought I was a bit of a rugby hater. I don't care really care about the sport and think it gets way over-hyped here far too easily, but then I come on here and read some of the mental levels of bitterness on display, I just think, fcking hell, some people have baaad chips on their shoulders.

Visited this thread, got what it was about, and saw the usual heads posting. The one thing that makes miserable men like them even more miserable is that they really hate that others aren’t as depressingly miserable as they are. Drives them nuts.

Montage of Feck wrote: »

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Islands

God that's shocking.

Hope the South Africans win the cup.