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Lovely to hear all the rugby pundits lauding Robbie Henshaw's Gaelic Football skills on Sunday. Considering the High catch is almost redundant in Gaelic these days they probably dont watch too much of the Sunday Game. Truth be told Gaelic probably uses more Rugby tactics now what with front up tackling and breaking through defensive tackles. I have yet to hear RTE GAA commentators talking about how such a fella used to play a bit of towns cup and thats how he was able to get up after taking a forearm to the chest. jpcampion (Laois) - Posts: 194 - 02/03/2015 12:41:02 1698271 Link 0 |
Why is this thread on the GAA forum...seems like you want to have a good dig at Gaelic Football.....as for GAA commentators talking about how such a fella used to play a bit of towns cup and thats how he was able to get up after taking a forearm to the chest....wtf? yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 02/03/2015 13:05:27 1698282 Link 0 |
bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 02/03/2015 13:14:29 1698291 Link 0 |
well i saw henshaw play a few times in gaelic football and he seemed way off the pace at inter county level..this was only underage..maybe the rugby does suit him fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 02/03/2015 14:24:58 1698336 Link 0 |
jpcampion uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 02/03/2015 14:26:52 1698340 Link 0 |
ridiculous to suggest that the Irish rugby team arent getting enough respect. Totally ridiculous. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 02/03/2015 14:39:34 1698352 Link 0 |
In a post-match interview, Henshaw himself mentioned his Gaelic football background when asked about that catch. I think it's fair to say that practically everyone who is Irish is proud of our national rugby team who (despite a small player pool & just 4 professional clubs) are probably ranked 3rd in the world after yesterday's win. The fact they represent Ireland as a whole is another positive reason to support the team. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 02/03/2015 15:18:42 1698367 Link 0 |
you not proud of the soccer team keeper? fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 02/03/2015 15:33:58 1698378 Link 0 |
These rugby "high catches" usually demonstrate great bravery for a player to keep his eye on the ball with some 20 stone mountain running at him. I don't think it is quiet the same skill level of a man rising to collect the ball over his head among a crowd of players like you see in Gaelic Football. dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 336 - 02/03/2015 15:41:04 1698386 Link 0 |
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 02/03/2015 20:52:03 1698523 Link 0 |
why is that?..in what way are you not proud of them like the rugby players?..you do realise its lot harder to win in soccer..in rugby we are often an elite side by default. fabio8 (USA) - Posts: 2182 - 02/03/2015 20:54:40 1698526 Link 0 |
Republic of Ireland - currently ranked 67th in the world, one place above Burkina Faso... keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 03/03/2015 11:35:43 1698620 Link 0 |
keeper7 MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 03/03/2015 12:26:09 1698659 Link 0 |
02/03/2015 14:24:58 janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 03/03/2015 12:32:11 1698666 Link 0 |
02/03/2015 20:54:40 janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 03/03/2015 12:34:18 1698667 Link 0 |
Gavin Duffy's failure to make any impression with Mayo (despite the hype) is another indication that the skill levels in rugby are way below what's required to play Gaelic football. It also helps to undermine Pat Spillane's contention that he could put together a random group of fit lads and get them to compete at inter-county level. Gaelic football is more more skillful than the begrudgers admit. football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 03/03/2015 12:47:53 1698674 Link 0 |
Rugby is a dull sport, best suited for those who are too slow, too unfit for Gaelic football cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 03/03/2015 13:07:04 1698689 Link 0 |
03/03/2015 13:07:04 ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 03/03/2015 14:29:29 1698738 Link 0 |
keeper7 Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 03/03/2015 15:29:24 1698768 Link 0 |
Fair play to Henshaw but it's a lot easier to compete at the top level in a minority sport. There are more decent inter county football teams than there are decent international teams. There are 4 teams in Europe, 3 in the Southern Hemisphere. Then you have 2 or 3 half decent teams who can compete at least. And then you have the rest. mike03 (Limerick) - Posts: 2000 - 03/03/2015 15:36:46 1698770 Link 0 |