Well?

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 16/03/2012 14:26:24    1130818

please explain to me why club rugby deserves any coverage or why schools rugby deserves coverage while its gaa counterpart receives very little

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 16/03/2012 18:10:14    1130999

16/03/2012 18:10:14
shermaninator
County: USA
Posts: 63

1130999 please explain to me why club rugby deserves any coverage or why schools rugby deserves coverage while its gaa counterpart receives very little

They all deserve coverage from the media, all of them deserve coverage as much as the other. I Dont know why GAA doesnt get as much media promotion maybe its PROs dont do enough, I dont know.
Just because rugby PR staff work very hard to ensure their game gets well promoted doesnt mean you can insult the sport or its followers
Are you suggesting that ive said club or schools rugby deserves more coverage than their equivilent GAA comps.
Silly comment saying why does club rugby deserve "any" coverage of course it does, it deserves media coverage as much as club GAA

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 16/03/2012 18:31:07    1131015

how can you possibly say club rugby deserves as much as club gaa...nobody attends the games while club gaa has huge attendence and interest in it..i will agree with you that gaa doesn't promote itself well enough but the hype schools rugby gets is rubbish considering the standard of play

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 16/03/2012 18:53:54    1131024

16/03/2012 18:53:54
shermaninator
County: USA
Posts: 66

1131024 how can you possibly say club rugby deserves as much as club gaa...nobody attends the games while club gaa has huge attendence and interest in it..i will agree with you that gaa doesn't promote itself well enough but the hype schools rugby gets is rubbish considering the standard of play

Plenty of people attend club rugby games. Do you have proof that "nobody" attends club rugby games...

What is your problem with rugby?
The standard of schools rugby is actually quite high with very high skill levels, as there is kids who in some cases go from 1 year playing schools underage rugby to fully professional games in the pro 12/heineken cup

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 16/03/2012 19:17:54    1131034

Coylers Elbow
County: Meath
Posts: 905

If you go to the RTE player and have a look at wed 15th nights prime time its pretty well presented what I mean. Court injunctions against Juvenile handball coaches denying them access to the handball centre, 100 children deprived of coaches hence they cannot train in their Feile year. Court injunctions against men who have in some cases given freely 50 years to the GAA. And to hear the GAA's justification for it shocking what corporation will do when they get flush with money, our money. Never mind their poor treatment of the people in the area. There are kids with no where to go, despite what the GAA say they have NO intention of bulding anything, just making a nice entrance for there nice shiny corporate cars.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4954 - 16/03/2012 21:42:57    1131124

i dont like the way it gets the most coverage of all the sports in ireland despite the fact that it lags way behind gaa and soccer in participation and popularity...the schools rugby has high skill level??are you serious??...delusional...how long have you been watching rugby by the way?...i dont even get why your on hoganstand..go to a rugby forum please

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 16/03/2012 21:53:33    1131136

16/03/2012 21:53:33
shermaninator
County: USA
Posts: 69

1131136 i dont like the way it gets the most coverage of all the sports in ireland despite the fact that it lags way behind gaa and soccer in participation and popularity...the schools rugby has high skill level??are you serious??...delusional...how long have you been watching rugby by the way?...i dont even get why your on hoganstand..go to a rugby forum please

Participationa and popularity rugby isnt way behind soccer and GAA.
Schoools rugby in many cases does have high enough skill levels

Ive been playing and watching rugby for nigh on 17 years at this stage and i joined hoganstand so that i could discuss GAA matters especially tipperary hurling matters but have ended up defending rugby against untrue, childish accusations many times

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 10:40:43    1131164

Inferiority complex methinks, coming on to a GAA site to post juvinile rugby results, Munter junevile results smacks of a plea to love my game

ochonlir (Cavan) - Posts: 4343 - 17/03/2012 11:38:43    1131178

17/03/2012 11:38:43
ochonlir
County: Cavan
Posts: 3717

1131178 Inferiority complex methinks, coming on to a GAA site to post juvinile rugby results, Munter junevile results smacks of a plea to love my game

Not at all, i post here to get an alternative view to rugby(a proper alternative-not the insults/abuse that the likes of shameless from kilkenny provide)

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 11:45:43    1131181

Ormondbannerman, by 'rugby PR staff' do you mean rugbys cheerleaders in the TV and print media?

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 17/03/2012 14:50:39    1131257

17/03/2012 14:50:39
Coylers Elbow
County: Meath
Posts: 906

1131257 Ormondbannerman, by 'rugby PR staff' do you mean rugbys cheerleaders in the TV and print media?

GAA has plenty of cheerleaders in the print media as well as on tv
No i dont i mean PR staff who work with the IRFU on lansdowne road and the PR staff with the provincial branches in offices in cork, limerick, galwey, belfast and dublin

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 14:57:18    1131265

I see the Independent are running that Kerry hurling story AGAIN today, with a headline that is designed to make readers believe the players were dropped specifically for playing soccer.
It'd be a bit odd for the Kerry hurling manager to be anti-soccer when his son is a professional soccer player.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 17/03/2012 15:24:33    1131278

no you come on here to try and get everyone to conform to your own view and total love of everything about rugby being so great and perfect when it sadly is not...i also would love an explanation on how gaa and soccer are not miles ahead in terms of popularity..you do realise soccer is the most played sport in ireland

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 17/03/2012 15:39:47    1131285

ah yes but they aren't against gaa they are just bringing the news to the people!!

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 17/03/2012 15:40:33    1131287

17/03/2012 15:39:47
shermaninator
County: USA
Posts: 75

1131285 no you come on here to try and get everyone to conform to your own view and total love of everything about rugby being so great and perfect when it sadly is not...i also would love an explanation on how gaa and soccer are not miles ahead in terms of popularity..you do realise soccer is the most played sport in ireland

In many cases the total figure for soccer players in ireland includes lads who go out and play 5 a side with their friends and dont go near a club which cant happen with rugby or GAA
I dont come on here trying to get everyone to conform to my view. Il defend my sport against untrue accusations and viewpoints portrayed by people like you and il comment on hurling and gaelic football issues that interest me.
Rugby certainly is not perfect, watch the italy scotland game from today and you have 80 minutes of evidence that rugby is far from perfect but the sport is always looking to improve itself

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 15:55:50    1131297

and excluding 5 a sides..soccer is a huge sport in ireland especially in younger age groups up to the age of around 16 when a lot of leagues end..rugby does not compare to it in participation

shermaninator (USA) - Posts: 285 - 17/03/2012 16:24:14    1131311

17/03/2012 16:24:14
shermaninator
County: USA
Posts: 79

1131311 and excluding 5 a sides..soccer is a huge sport in ireland especially in younger age groups up to the age of around 16 when a lot of leagues end..rugby does not compare to it in participation

Do you have proof of this?
A link to soccer participation numbers and registered players

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 18:07:41    1131362

Ormond,soccer figures may include 5 a sides,but dont rugby figures include tag rugby?Same thing really.

TheRoad (Galway) - Posts: 1339 - 17/03/2012 18:22:57    1131371

17/03/2012 18:22:57
TheRoad
County: Galway
Posts: 1053

1131371 Ormond,soccer figures may include 5 a sides,but dont rugby figures include tag rugby?Same thing really.

Rugby figures dont include tag. Only includes Senior Men and Women, kids in youths set ups(u13-u190, kids in rugby playing schools(u13-u19), and kids up to u12

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/03/2012 18:54:41    1131386