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Anti GAA Agenda - 5 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Great game, great battle. SA just better than us at the minute. Better than everyone else." Jesus viking don't know what game you were looking at but how could you encourage any kids to take up that sport. It's just savagery.
Overthebar53 (National) - 23/11/2025 15:19:38
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Roscommon GAA thread - 2 Like(s)
Congrats to Strokestown Connacht Intermediate champions in some style in MacHale Park. The 9 point winning margin full value for it.
Shane McGinley, Stephen Tigue, Colin Compton, Timmy Gibbons, Colin Neary, Mickey Kavanagh among the stand out players on show
The_analyser (National) - 23/11/2025 15:00:06
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Anti GAA Agenda - 2 Like(s)
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "If, and its a big if, your assertion is accurate then rowing, athletics and boxing fall into the same category as rugby in terms of children participating. Three other sports where we punch above our weight.
In terms of athletics, I suspect that some posters here will denigrate our recent improvement on that front.
Plenty of rugby clubs around the country that are far removed from the lazy sterotypes perpetuated by people who are clearly insecure and uncomfortable in their own skin.
Trust me, those involved in Irish rugby are just getting on with building their game. The attitude of some self appointed "true Gaels" will be to the detriment of the Gaa." You need to understand that not every comment which isn't flattering about rugby comes from a place of condescension for the game.
Rugby, like every sport has its issues and chief among them in Ireland is trying to broaden the playing base.
I love watching rugby and I've supported Connacht for years and have been to Irish games. I was looking forward to Saturday's match, but I thought it was a poor game for the reasons I've already outlined. That has nothing to do with a chip on the shoulder, just an objective observation of a game which took almost two hours to play and had far too many stoppages.
As I said before, it is an issue that the vast majority of our Irish system produced players come from a private school background, when only a very small fraction of the population actually attend private schools.
This is to the detriment of the Irish rugby team. Pointing it out isn't taking a shot at rugby, it's something that's factual and has been acknowledged by many in the game as a problem.
Plenty work is being done to address it, but it will take a long time.
Fobbing everything off as 'Gaels' with a chip on their shoulder is just as disingenuous as those who seem to take pleasure in having a go at rugby all the time.
WanPintWin (National) - 24/11/2025 13:17:53
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Anti GAA Agenda - 2 Like(s)
My God a lot of you have huge chips on your shoulders as regards Rugby.
I support all Ireland Sports Men and Women no matter what Sport they take part in.
Scenicparish (National) - 23/11/2025 18:16:14
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Westmeath Football thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Bluelake: "I totally agree. Junior team of the year was the same. Just trying to give a few clubs one to try keep them happy. Just looking at the top scorer in games and putting them in the team." All the teams of the year are pretty harmless fun. The guys on the podcast give an opinion. That's all. Re the Junior Football, the breakdown of clubs on it is accurate enough in my view but you could interchange at least half a dozen players in the team for another batch.
Greengrass1 (National) - 24/11/2025 12:34:06
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Mayo GAA Thread - 2 Like(s)
Replying To S1234: "Yes Meath got to a semi and got ansolutely hammered that's nothing to brag about tbh . We lost to Cavan was one of our worst years hence why we have new management. Why do you keep having a pop at mayo ? Maybe you should concentrate on Galway cause you clearly need to !" A semi is nothing to brag about? So the years Mayo made the final in 04 and 06 and got absolutely hockeyed by Kerry, were they not good years because of how they ended? What about 2019 when annihilated in a semi by Dublin?
Meath beat Dublin, Kerry & Galway last year, the 3 most successful counties the game has seen. It was a very good year by any standard, and one Mayo would kill for at the moment
Im mentioning Mayo because they're relevant to the discussion. You keep having pops at Meath for no reason
PressureKick (National) - 23/11/2025 19:57:42
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Non-Gaa Forum - 2 Like(s)
Replying To Viking66: "Why watch it then? I watched alot less intercounty 1st Division and Sam Maguire Football for a few years for the same reason." Lots of people stopped watching hurling too, since throwing replaced proper handpassing, and since the steps rule is rarely applied, and fellas can usually overcarry for miles. Ground hurling disappeared with the Offaly side of the 90's, we we haven't seen a well executed drop shot since Pa O'Neill retired from KK no6.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 23/11/2025 20:58:38
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To ThePowerhouse: "And there's lots playing those other sports that have no place on a rugby pitch. They might have the physical attributes but they lack a key component." Didn't go to private schools?
Bon (National) - 24/11/2025 13:26:01
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Doylerwex: "In terms of participation I think we've established that it is.
In terms of children's sport according to sport Ireland's data is as follows:
Gaelic football 30%
Soccer 28%
Swimming 14%
Hurling 8%
Basketball 7%
Camogie 7%
Martial arts 5%
Dancing 5%
Personal training 4%
Gymnastics 4%
Rugby is too small to feature.
For adults according to esri by popularity:
Swimming
Personal exercise
Soccer
Golf
Jogging
Cycling
Gaelic football
Hurling
Dancing
Rugby
I will say for Dublin only rugby moves up past hurling and dancing." The thing always about those sort of lists is that there's a difference between engaging in an activity that can also be organised as a competitive sport, and actually participating competitively in that activity on an actual competitive basis. If you know what I mean.
Take swimming, for example. I've no doubt that more people regularly go swimming than regularly play rugby. I go for a swim myself somewhere between once a week and once a fortnight, and have never played rugby in my life. But how many actually do these thing as an actual sport? -
- World Rugby in 2023 said 94.067 registered rugby players in Ireland.
- Swim Ireland, in its 2024 annual report, said "membership numbers rising towards 21,000".
I'd put forward that while swimming may be more widespread as a pastime, rugby has by far the greater involvement as an actual sport.
Pikeman96 (National) - 24/11/2025 12:54:16
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supersub15: "S A, the best in the world they say. They took the game on a score line of 24pts to 13 pts. So we were beaten by the best team in the world by only 11 pts.
We were dished out 4 Yellows and a Red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We finished the first half with only 12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We started the second half with only12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
At the second attempt Tommy O' Brien was taken out of the game, no yellow, no red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
All the small margins over 72 mins went to S A, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We couldn't keep up as when Snyman ? Was sent to the sin bin but was called back before Grant Williams became the first South African player to receive a yellow card with 1 minute to go.
Of the small margins and privileged discissions all went to SA.???
I'm not totally blaming anyone, but the laws in the book should be crystal clear or at least above doubt." They still only beat us by 11 pts, when's the DVD out?
iarmhi_an_mhaith (National) - 24/11/2025 12:40:12
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To KillingFields: "Rugby isnt a tiny minority sport" In terms of participation I think we've established that it is.
In terms of children's sport according to sport Ireland's data is as follows:
Gaelic football 30%
Soccer 28%
Swimming 14%
Hurling 8%
Basketball 7%
Camogie 7%
Martial arts 5%
Dancing 5%
Personal training 4%
Gymnastics 4%
Rugby is too small to feature.
For adults according to esri by popularity:
Swimming
Personal exercise
Soccer
Golf
Jogging
Cycling
Gaelic football
Hurling
Dancing
Rugby
I will say for Dublin only rugby moves up past hurling and dancing.
Doylerwex (National) - 24/11/2025 12:17:52
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To supersub15: "S A, the best in the world they say. They took the game on a score line of 24pts to 13 pts. So we were beaten by the best team in the world by only 11 pts.
We were dished out 4 Yellows and a Red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We finished the first half with only 12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We started the second half with only12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
At the second attempt Tommy O' Brien was taken out of the game, no yellow, no red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
All the small margins over 72 mins went to S A, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We couldn't keep up as when Snyman ? Was sent to the sin bin but was called back before Grant Williams became the first South African player to receive a yellow card with 1 minute to go.
Of the small margins and privileged discissions all went to SA.???
I'm not totally blaming anyone, but the laws in the book should be crystal clear or at least above doubt." This is very one-eyed silly stuff. Are you saying that all of Ireland's card infringements were not infringements at all? You're ignoring any possibility that Ireland's yellow card infringements cost South Africa points too.
I think our backline needs a fresh infusion of young southern hemisphere talent to replace Bundee, Lowe and JGP, who are all getting on now. I wouldn't go looking in South Africa for backline flair, unless they can unearth a young Brian Habana type........with an Irish granny of course.
Pope_Benedict (National) - 24/11/2025 11:13:07
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Monaghan GAA thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To MalsBalls: "what happened yesterday was so GAA...how a pitch is deemed good at the start of a game but not for the final 30 minutes is a bit of a joke...everyone should be rightly angry for the inconvenience caused
i have no doubt that player welfare should have been taken into consideration and its better to make the right decision late rather than never but the right decision was surely to assess the pitch 2-3 hours before kick off...what kind of numpties had a say here. need to name and shame" The biggest issue with this was that a double header was scheduled for Omagh in late November - anyone with an ounce of sense should have known that you couldn't rely on that surface. The 2nd biggest issue was that the decision to call the game off wasn't taken before the game - conditions were bad enough already, for the decision to be made then. As it is, Joe left it til half time when one side has a decent lead and it leaves that side feeling very aggrieved. If the call was made before the game, I'm sure both sets of management would have completely understood
Just incredible levels of ineptitude across the board
patk (National) - 24/11/2025 10:26:45
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Mayo GAA Thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To PressureKick: "A semi is nothing to brag about? So the years Mayo made the final in 04 and 06 and got absolutely hockeyed by Kerry, were they not good years because of how they ended? What about 2019 when annihilated in a semi by Dublin?
Meath beat Dublin, Kerry & Galway last year, the 3 most successful counties the game has seen. It was a very good year by any standard, and one Mayo would kill for at the moment
Im mentioning Mayo because they're relevant to the discussion. You keep having pops at Meath for no reason" I would say its that they are still sore from the 96 final
hontherossie (National) - 23/11/2025 23:50:18
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Overthebar53: "Jesus viking don't know what game you were looking at but how could you encourage any kids to take up that sport. It's just savagery." It's a collision sport. There were no kids playing. But it's a good sport for some kids who are too big and slow to play other sports.
GreenandRed (National) - 23/11/2025 23:39:43
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
S A, the best in the world they say. They took the game on a score line of 24pts to 13 pts. So we were beaten by the best team in the world by only 11 pts.
We were dished out 4 Yellows and a Red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We finished the first half with only 12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We started the second half with only12 players on the field, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
At the second attempt Tommy O' Brien was taken out of the game, no yellow, no red, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
All the small margins over 72 mins went to S A, they still only beat us by 11 pts.
We couldn't keep up as when Snyman ? Was sent to the sin bin but was called back before Grant Williams became the first South African player to receive a yellow card with 1 minute to go.
Of the small margins and privileged discissions all went to SA.???
I'm not totally blaming anyone, but the laws in the book should be crystal clear or at least above doubt.
supersub15 (National) - 23/11/2025 22:04:31
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Galway Hurling thread - 1 Like(s)
Replying To galway19: "I'd be fairly certain we are about to see the worst team ever to play in Leinster with Kildare in next year's competition. Half of their team playing for Naas today and they resembled a junior club side. Woeful poor and won't do anything for them taking a bunch of hammerings from Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford and Dublin next year." Naas were missing 2 county regulars alogether, 2 more weren't fit to start, and 1 started and had his 1st minutes in a long time, while another only got his 1st minutes as a sub against MLR. I wouldn't be writing them off. If you took 6 county men out of any club side it would affect them pretty badly.
Viking66 (National) - 23/11/2025 19:40:54
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Scenicparish: "My God a lot of you have huge chips on your shoulders as regards Rugby.
I support all Ireland Sports Men and Women no matter what Sport they take part in." You can say that again. It's fairly pathetic to be honest.
Square_B (National) - 23/11/2025 19:02:51
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
Replying To Rebel2020: "I found it astonishing that RTÉ were on the air 70 minutes before the start of what was effectively a challenge match marketed as a "test match", considering they only went on air 75 minutes before the start of both All Ireland finals." Not as astonishing as scoring 2 points in the 35 minutes of a second half
jm25 (National) - 23/11/2025 18:26:56
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Anti GAA Agenda - 1 Like(s)
I found it astonishing that RTÉ were on the air 70 minutes before the start of what was effectively a challenge match marketed as a "test match", considering they only went on air 75 minutes before the start of both All Ireland finals.
Rebel2020 (National) - 23/11/2025 16:40:41
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