Very unlucky today, a much improved performance. To outscore the French by 3 tries to 1 and still lose is sickening, poor discipline and handling cost us again

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 13/02/2011 17:16:44    866532

First of all,GUTTED,absoloutly GUTTED. Lets face it though, if you continually drop the ball,knock on and give away silly penalties you will regret it. Getting really sick of losing to the french but in fairness,their handling is much better than ours. Triple crown is still a decent possibility.

mikeoc (Kerry) - Posts: 567 - 13/02/2011 17:18:50    866538

i thought this is a GAA forum

mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 540 - 13/02/2011 17:31:56    866553

Whatever those rugby players are being paid, it's too much.
Hold onto the ball for gods sake!

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 13/02/2011 17:50:46    866575

Enough with the GAA v Rugby crap!!!

We all individually, want to see our counties do well in provincial & All Ireland championships! We all collectively, want to see Ireland do well in 6 Nations & World Cup Tournaments!

Find a balance and end this stupid debate......

gigoer (Wexford) - Posts: 1998 - 13/02/2011 18:35:12    866627

Ah all these lads complainig about the foreign sports should all go back to where they belong.......1908!!! Get with the times lads...what next any GAA player found pulling on a soccer jersey, basketball top or rugby jersey should be hung and quartered?!!! You lot make me laugh!

Oddball (Roscommon) - Posts: 961 - 13/02/2011 18:57:23    866659

Oddball
County: Roscommon
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866659 Ah all these lads complainig about the foreign sports should all go back to where they belong.......1908!!! Get with the times lads...what next any GAA player found pulling on a soccer jersey, basketball top or rugby jersey should be hung and quartered?!!! You lot make me laugh!

Hung drawn and quartetred, or worse still, read off the alter

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 13/02/2011 19:09:39    866679

You've failed to grasp the subtle intricacies of the debate Oddball.
Again.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 13/02/2011 19:58:49    866752

600 in Salthill versus 55,000 in the Aviva seems to bear out the GAA's need to find a better marketing strategy for their league games or the Guinness advert that Ireland is rugby country will some become a distinct possibility in the minds & hearts of our youth.

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 14/02/2011 12:24:03    867195

oddball- yuour not far off- a member of the ulster council told a supporter at a gaa match to cover up the soccer jersey he was wearing - disgracefull, its no wonder rugby is the top sport in the country! you say 1908- more like 1908 BC - when will this organisation ever learn?

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 14/02/2011 13:08:24    867245

its being a long time since gaa was our nationsl sport- rugby is top dog

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 14/02/2011 14:07:47    867319

Is gaa a sport? How do you play it?

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 14/02/2011 15:23:29    867411

Tom1916
County: Armagh
Posts: 934

867411 Is gaa a sport? How do you play it?

No. It's an association that organises regulates and promotes different forms of Gaelic games, hurling, football, handball (not the olympic variety) and rounders.

If your new to them, handball is probably the best to start off with.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 14/02/2011 16:24:51    867524

No. It's an association that organises regulates and promotes different forms of Gaelic games, hurling, football, handball (not the olympic variety) and rounders.

That's what I thought too.

Tom1916 (Armagh) - Posts: 2001 - 14/02/2011 16:41:03    867549

liathroidboy
County: Mayo
Posts: 1644

867245
oddball- yuour not far off- a member of the ulster council told a supporter at a gaa match to cover up the soccer jersey he was wearing - disgracefull, its no wonder rugby is the top sport in the country! you say 1908- more like 1908 BC - when will this organisation ever learn?

that ulster council bloke was correct if you want british sports go to britain this is ireland hear that liathroidboy ireland where gaa was made so how can rugby be a national sport if we didnt even create the game

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 14/02/2011 21:36:57    867887

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 321

867887 liathroidboy
County: Mayo
Posts: 1644

867245
oddball- yuour not far off- a member of the ulster council told a supporter at a gaa match to cover up the soccer jersey he was wearing - disgracefull, its no wonder rugby is the top sport in the country! you say 1908- more like 1908 BC - when will this organisation ever learn?

that ulster council bloke was correct if you want british sports go to britain this is ireland hear that liathroidboy ireland where gaa was made so how can rugby be a national sport if we didnt even create the game

Hill16no1man

I think I read somewhere that it was actually an Irish bloke who first 'picked up the ball and ran with it' thus creating the game of rugby. So maybe rugby is more Irish than British and can stand with the best as a native sport.

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 15/02/2011 14:29:09    868198

that article more then likely didnt mention that that irish guy who picked up the ball and ran with it probably had an english gun pointing at him telling him to

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/02/2011 14:38:57    868224

Not far off the mark there hill16no1man - yer man Webb Ellis was actually the son of a British army officer stationed in Ireland at the time and played the native game of 'caid' with the local peasants under his father's rule. On his return to the offshore island he showed the John Bull natives at boarding school there how to play a new game by 'picking up the ball and running with it'..... thus the birth of rugby from Irish caid.

Amazing isn't it when you think about it. If the Brits never invaded Ireland we'd have no Rugby, no Cusack Stand, no Casement Park, no Hill 16 even...... and the Brits would have no Twickers!

dingle1 (Clare) - Posts: 805 - 15/02/2011 18:22:41    868538

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County: Clare
Posts: 646



Amazing isn't it when you think about it. If the Brits never invaded Ireland we'd have no Rugby, no Cusack Stand, no Casement Park, no Hill 16 even...... and the Brits would have no Twickers!

Or Parnell Park. Lest we forget

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/02/2011 18:58:46    868572

15/02/2011 18:22:41
dingle1
County: Clare
Posts: 646

If the Brits never invaded Ireland we'd have no Rugby, no Cusack Stand, no Casement Park,


No SIR Roger Casement Park, named after a notable British diplomat who did much good work exposing rampant racism in the Belgian Congo.

I know rampant racism is much loved in Ireland so that's probably why someone grassed Sir Roger when he joined the fight for Irish freedom.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 15/02/2011 20:05:35    868652