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Replying To ThePowerhouse: "You'll be more than happy sticking to club football in Leitrim so! As you said before it's all that matters to you. Do you have a television to watch the matches or do you listen to them on the wireless?" I even have a thing called a computer, might not have made it to your parts yet. I'll stick to whatever I want thanks. boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 284 - 08/05/2025 13:23:31 2607590 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "You clearly are trolling or havent an iota on the sport." What did I say that was incorrect? The ball spends most of the time out of play boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 284 - 08/05/2025 13:24:28 2607592 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "The popularity at top level does justify the media coverage though. Ita the biggest pro sport in country with top players playing at home and doing well." No it's not. The League of ireland has larger attendances than Irish club rugby. CARPS (Carlow) - Posts: 853 - 08/05/2025 13:34:55 2607600 Link
Replying To bláthach: "I agree with you. I recall in a challenge game against New Zealand last year the lad with the ponytail kicked a ball out for a sideline cut and started waving his arms and them getting hockeyed. Hilarious really to be celebrating booting the ball out and giving the opposition the possession back especially when they were getting hammered." A sideline cut! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7969 - 08/05/2025 13:42:41 2607601 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "You clearly are trolling or havent an iota on the sport." Explain it to us then? Rugby fans are very fast to tell everyone how they don't know anything about it yet will never explain what they mean. oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1617 - 08/05/2025 13:50:48 2607605 Link
Replying To bláthach: "I agree with you. I recall in a challenge game against New Zealand last year the lad with the ponytail kicked a ball out for a sideline cut and started waving his arms and them getting hockeyed. Hilarious really to be celebrating booting the ball out and giving the opposition the possession back especially when they were getting hammered." It's mad that sports are different. In GAA and soccer everyone is trying to hit the net but I was watching tennis recently and they kept missing the net over and over and over again. Embarrassing stuff!! Scarlet for Federer et al Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12331 - 08/05/2025 13:54:05 2607606 Link
Replying To oneoff: "Explain it to us then? Rugby fans are very fast to tell everyone how they don't know anything about it yet will never explain what they mean." They're very thin skinned about their sport not being that skilful even if you compliment it by saying it is watchable. boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 284 - 08/05/2025 13:56:08 2607608 Link
Replying To Breffni40: "It's mad that sports are different. In GAA and soccer everyone is trying to hit the net but I was watching tennis recently and they kept missing the net over and over and over again. Embarrassing stuff!! Scarlet for Federer et al" Oh right. You in time warp?? Federer retired in 2022. So don't know why he'd be scarlet etc as he's not even playing no more bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 77 - 08/05/2025 14:02:41 2607610 Link
Replying To CARPS: "No it's not. The League of ireland has larger attendances than Irish club rugby." Club rugby isn't professional. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7969 - 08/05/2025 14:30:40 2607612 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "Club rugby isn't professional." not all league of Ireland is either so what is your point please? bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 77 - 08/05/2025 14:33:33 2607614 Link
Replying To boxtyburgerbuns: "What did I say that was incorrect? The ball spends most of the time out of play" Yes. It's stop start. Doesn't have the flow to it like Hurling, Gaelic Football, Soccer, Basketball etc. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7969 - 08/05/2025 14:36:15 2607615 Link
Replying To boxtyburgerbuns: "They're very thin skinned about their sport not being that skilful even if you compliment it by saying it is watchable." It's not one bit skilful. Lads barging into each other and then fall into a heap on the ground. They then throw it back to some lad who will either repeat the thing and barge into another lad or he will kick it over the sideline or drive it up in the air and hope the other buck doesn't catch it. If they do kick it over the sideline they throw it in and a few lads have to lift up another buck to catch it. If that passes as skilful I give up. bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 77 - 08/05/2025 14:38:16 2607616 Link
Replying To bláthach: "It's not one bit skilful. Lads barging into each other and then fall into a heap on the ground. They then throw it back to some lad who will either repeat the thing and barge into another lad or he will kick it over the sideline or drive it up in the air and hope the other buck doesn't catch it. If they do kick it over the sideline they throw it in and a few lads have to lift up another buck to catch it. If that passes as skilful I give up." I hear you. There's some skills involved. Basketball has less skill for me and I played Gaelic Football, Rugby, Soccer, Basketball. Bounce, bounce, bounce, throw or shoot. Not much variety in scoring. Dreadful to watch usually. A tight game you can switch it off until the last two minutes. But I'd say going to an NBA game would be a great buzz. One thing for rugby though, it'll give slow stocky lads or big second row lads a chance at sport where they'd be out of place in Gaelic Games. I played rugby against Pete Finnerty before. That man could excel at any sport. Rugby a better game to be at than watch on TV, hearing the hits from the collisions. But not the skills of Hurling, Gaelic Football or Soccer. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7969 - 08/05/2025 14:58:29 2607618 Link
Replying To bláthach: "not all league of Ireland is either so what is your point please?" League of Ireland has less crowds than professional interprovincial teams rugby. Probably horse racing is our most popularly attended sport? GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7969 - 08/05/2025 15:11:45 2607621 Link
Replying To bláthach: "Oh right. You in time warp?? Federer retired in 2022. So don't know why he'd be scarlet etc as he's not even playing no more" No. Fred Perry kept missing the net back in the day too Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12331 - 08/05/2025 15:18:09 2607624 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "League of Ireland has less crowds than professional interprovincial teams rugby. Probably horse racing is our most popularly attended sport?" Over a million went to league of Ireland games last year. How many went to rugby games involving Irish provinces only? The South African teams skew the urc competition attendances and I'd bet the French teams skew the european rugby ones. There was nearly as many people at the league of Ireland opening game as Leinster's semi final they filled the togs in. boxtyburgerbuns (Leitrim) - Posts: 284 - 08/05/2025 15:22:55 2607625 Link
Replying To bláthach: "It's not one bit skilful. Lads barging into each other and then fall into a heap on the ground. They then throw it back to some lad who will either repeat the thing and barge into another lad or he will kick it over the sideline or drive it up in the air and hope the other buck doesn't catch it. If they do kick it over the sideline they throw it in and a few lads have to lift up another buck to catch it. If that passes as skilful I give up." You should make your way down to your local rugby club and prove your point. It's too late for the Lions but by the sounds of it you'll be in the running for the 6 nations. Or are you one of these lads that find lots of excuses not to play it for a different reason? ThePowerhouse (Leitrim) - Posts: 230 - 08/05/2025 15:30:07 2607628 Link
Replying To Breffni40: "No. Fred Perry kept missing the net back in the day too" You obviously know very little about tennis and you certainly weren't watching it if you watch federer. You should be scarlet for yourself not him. bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 77 - 08/05/2025 15:37:27 2607630 Link
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "You should make your way down to your local rugby club and prove your point. It's too late for the Lions but by the sounds of it you'll be in the running for the 6 nations. Or are you one of these lads that find lots of excuses not to play it for a different reason?" No I'll stick to the skilful sports thanks. But thanks for the advice. Maybe you could go?? bláthach (Leitrim) - Posts: 77 - 08/05/2025 15:38:14 2607631 Link
Replying To bláthach: "No I'll stick to the skilful sports thanks. But thanks for the advice. Maybe you could go??" There we have it! Thanks for proving my point. Always an excuse. ThePowerhouse (Leitrim) - Posts: 230 - 08/05/2025 15:53:54 2607635 Link