think soccer is played by more in wales..that thing about wales is the usual thing sprouted but its largely false as its only really the national side that people have an interest in..where is the grassroots in rugby?..nobody goes to the club games...excellent list arock...not the slightest bit suprising i might add..so its evident the rugby side mainly comes from a private school or affluent background therefore the minority of the country

fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 26/02/2015 21:08:52    1697258

well said hurlingdub

but what must be noted is that this Cabinet and every Irish Cabinet in recent yrs had a very high proportion of politicians privately educated....
there is a link between the rugby schools, the government and the media......

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1676 - 26/02/2015 21:54:30    1697283

I wouldnt say so badmonkey, especially the hurling panel, dublin probably has a higher proporcion of ordinary lads than most intercounty teams. The football panel tends to be a bit posher, if you see the player profiles on dublingaa youll see what i mean. Its true theres more lads playing gaa over in rugby country (southeast dublin, etc) than ever before though. Most have parents from the country

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 27/02/2015 11:17:01    1697332

bad monkey
the hurling final was crokes v judes so you have that one wrong again
and id hardly class the irish rugby panel down to earth haha have you ever listened to them
they have one on every night on tubridy and o connor
and my god they love to hear themselves talk and go on about absolute useless stuff.
plus rugby analysts would do your head in
the worst of all for upper class mentality is a meath man shane horgan
I nearly get sick listening to him
he sounds like hes in a doctors surgery talking about a game
its sport its not rocket science
why the need for so many names for kicking a ball
its like a box kick,an up and under, a garryown, a shoe kick, a round kick
all their short of us is the mother in law kick haha
also everything he talks about ends in time
ruck time, scrum time, line break time, dinner time the list goes on

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 27/02/2015 11:25:02    1697339

GAA matches have traditionally had certain time slots and these need to be maintained.

carlowman (Carlow) - Posts: 1821 - 27/02/2015 19:42:44    1697512

27/02/2015 11:25:02 hill16no1man
bad monkey the hurling final was crokes v judes so you have that one wrong again and id hardly class the irish rugby panel down to earth haha have you ever listened to them. they have one on every night on tubridy and o connor and my god they love to hear themselves talk and go on about absolute useless stuff. plus rugby analysts would do your head in the worst of all for upper class mentality is a meath man shane horgan
I nearly get sick listening to him he sounds like hes in a doctors surgery talking about a game its sport its not rocket science
why the need for so many names for kicking a ball its like a box kick,an up and under, a garryown, a shoe kick, a round kick all their short of us is the mother in law kick haha also everything he talks about ends in time ruck time, scrum time, line break time, dinner time the list goes on Very stupid informed post. Just because you don't understand the game doesn't mean you have to belittle the game. There is so many names for kicks as they are all different types and each style of kick has a different purpose
As for your poor comment on Shane Horgan. Absolute rubbish

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 27/02/2015 20:12:00    1697528

Thought we were out of the woods with the cavan game tonight but we have club game at 2.30 tomorrow.its not unusual for rugby club games to be played at same time as internationals also.wasps playing at 1 tomorrow,Connacht at 6.rugby don't really cater for their own supporters, why should the gaa

kanu (Cavan) - Posts: 181 - 28/02/2015 12:23:32    1697613

Some rubbish been said on this topic...the reality is that apart from Limerick rugby is
mainly played and supported by d4types and northern unionists/protestants.I only know of 3
rugby clubs in all of Tyrone whereas there are 64 Gaa clubs.I rest my case.

tyronetaffe (Tyrone) - Posts: 45 - 28/02/2015 13:40:04    1697634

tyronetaffe
County: Tyrone
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1697634 Some rubbish been said on this topic...the reality is that apart from Limerick rugby is
mainly played and supported by d4types and northern unionists/protestants.I only know of 3
rugby clubs in all of Tyrone whereas there are 64 Gaa clubs.I rest my case.

The nordies still have a chip on their shoulders, but honestly its like they live in a unreal world, a world of their own.
Plenty of non rich non protestants play or have played rugby, along with gaa, i look at a great Meath minor talent in Conor Nash who played for Ireland u18 during the week. There is no one so ignorant as those who don't want to see, grow up its 2015 not 1915.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/02/2015 14:16:03    1697640

Pity I did not see this thread earlier.i went to the England v Ireland game.had to be there early.i thought it would be no problem to watch corofin v Vincent's game in the closet hotel to landsdowne road avia stadium. But they would not put it on one of the TVs for me and the auld fella. They had the BUILD UP of the italy v England game on all the TVs instead. Let's be honest it proves that some sections of Irish society hardly knows the GAA exists!! The response I got when I asked about the match ranged from shock to hillarity.

gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 28/02/2015 14:57:59    1697643

Gormdub, have you read your post before you posted it?????????

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/02/2015 15:22:35    1697647

Rugby wasn't a part of our upbringing in Gaelic lands of Ulster but maybe that had something to do with politics, it seems to be different in the south where you often see them wearing the provinces rugby shirts

4KHDoneill (Derry) - Posts: 182 - 28/02/2015 15:33:45    1697652

RoyalDunne you are a confused man, the catholics in ulster are the ones who are breaking the political/sport divide, catholics here have always played soccer even back 100 years ago and have always featured in the northern ireland soccer team whereas the protestants rarely cross over to play Gaelic sports. I think you need to look at your republic soccer team manager as a perfect example

4KHDoneill (Derry) - Posts: 182 - 28/02/2015 15:38:23    1697655

I played gaa football with two protestant brothers in the 1980s.
Maybe we are just more enlightened, i don't know, but to say rugby is the sole represented of toffs and protestants (or if you in limerick) is untrue. Either its a narrow minded view or bigotry is all that should be up for discussion. You cannot make a statement like that and not get the facts that in the south that is nonsense in particularly from people outside Dublin. One of meaths greatest players was a renowned surgeon and would be described as a well off individual, same would apply to Dublin teams in particular now days, actually i think its widely accepted that gaa these days is more middle class (hate that term but for the want of another one) than working class.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/02/2015 16:13:04    1697659

oyaldunne
County: Meath
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1697647
Gormdub, have you read your post before you posted it?????????

Sorry about that it was not done using the pc.

gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 28/02/2015 16:36:33    1697664

(take 2)

It amazes me how the GAA have to pander to other sports.

When I wanted to watch the AI club semi between corofin and vincents in a hotel close to aviva stadium, they would not even put on the GAA on ANY of the TVs at 2.00pm. The build up to the Italy v England Rugby game was on all the TVs instead

gormdubhgorm (Dublin) - Posts: 990 - 28/02/2015 16:43:26    1697666

Yup. Saying that only rich boys play rugby is just as ignorant and narrow minded as saying only rednecks play GAA.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 28/02/2015 16:46:41    1697667

Gormdub. No worries man, but you know a few lads on here would jump on that, i know you meant France, the amount of times ive typed the wrong word is countless:)

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 28/02/2015 16:46:59    1697668

Royaldunne

I don't think that anyone would disagree that the GAA is mainly a middle class organisation but one with a strong presence all round. GAA much stronger than rugby in more working class areas, although it wouldn't be hard to be stronger than rugby in working class areas I suppose.

People's observations about rugby are fairly obvious too. It tends to be the upper class priveleged with a few middle class country boys thrown in the mix. That seems a fair reflection of rugby in Ireland so I don't understand the prickly reaction that stating the obvious gets from certain places.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13717 - 28/02/2015 16:54:36    1697670

Flack -- one GAA club in Dublin South East and they are really struggling. Massive facilities built there over the past 10 years, so attractive that it attracted in the elite of that area. Major increase in Juvenile members followed but once they go to the Rugby schools after primary, the club struggles desperately to field teams with one U15 team, now struggling to field, in the past 8 years and one minor team in the last 6 years.

Connolly (Dublin) - Posts: 138 - 28/02/2015 17:10:02    1697672