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The referee in question has also decided to step away from refereeing so clearly Hansen's comments and the inordinate delay in sanctioning him have had an effect. Imagine the media furore if Say Aidan O' Shea or David Clifford spoke publicly like that about Conor Lane or Sean Hurson and Conor Lane or Sean then quit refereeing Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 09/01/2025 16:37:25 2585205 Link
Replying To Breffni40: "Ah yeah but mostly from South Dublin schools. There are probably more players from Leinster playing for the other provinces than there are playing for Leinster. It's a pro sport so ultimately it's irrelevant where they're from within Ireland" I'm in agreement totally. Some on here would still seem to harbour an anti Leinster bias. If you are good enough, you can get on the Leinster team - and other provinces are benefitting from getting graduates of the Leinster academies. For what it's worth, I only have a passing interest in the ins and outs of how the IRFU go about their business. Gaelic games will always be my first love. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1325 - 09/01/2025 16:42:49 2585206 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "I'm in agreement totally. Some on here would still seem to harbour an anti Leinster bias. If you are good enough, you can get on the Leinster team - and other provinces are benefitting from getting graduates of the Leinster academies. For what it's worth, I only have a passing interest in the ins and outs of how the IRFU go about their business. Gaelic games will always be my first love." They certainly are. Sure Munster's captain Tadhg Beirne is a Leinster academy graduate from Kildare Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12228 - 09/01/2025 16:47:31 2585210 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "The referee in question has also decided to step away from refereeing so clearly Hansen's comments and the inordinate delay in sanctioning him have had an effect. Imagine the media furore if Say Aidan O' Shea or David Clifford spoke publicly like that about Conor Lane or Sean Hurson and Conor Lane or Sean then quit refereeing" Ah stop the drama of it all. Connacht regularly get shafted in the big games. All the time. Hansen called it out. It wasn't a personal attack on one referee. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8208 - 09/01/2025 17:04:19 2585217 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "The referee in question has also decided to step away from refereeing so clearly Hansen's comments and the inordinate delay in sanctioning him have had an effect. Imagine the media furore if Say Aidan O' Shea or David Clifford spoke publicly like that about Conor Lane or Sean Hurson and Conor Lane or Sean then quit refereeing" Surely as a referee you should have a thicker skin than that Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2106 - 09/01/2025 17:30:12 2585223 Link
Who is this mysterious poster i don't recognise coming in hard to defend referees? You couldn't make it up. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8208 - 09/01/2025 17:43:05 2585227 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Mack Hansen ban is absolutely off the wall. Rugby authorities acting as if he assaulted someone and needs to undergo therapy. Mad stuff." You could understand what he said but there's processes to g9ve feedback on refs. He shouldn't have done it in the press conference like he did KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3695 - 09/01/2025 19:00:45 2585238 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "Ah stop the drama of it all. Connacht regularly get shafted in the big games. All the time. Hansen called it out. It wasn't a personal attack on one referee." It was a personal attack. How on earth was it not? You're justifying his behaviour. He's an international player. He's not a 13 year old Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1967 - 09/01/2025 23:42:28 2585278 Link
Replying To Bon: "Surely as a referee you should have a thicker skin than that" Rugby have lost a good ref and a decent man, not just down to MH issue, fed up with online abuse of himself and family. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2207 - 10/01/2025 00:14:33 2585283 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The Mack Hansen ban is absolutely off the wall. Rugby authorities acting as if he assaulted someone and needs to undergo therapy. Mad stuff." How so? No sport put's up with players or management taking their officials to task in such a manner. If Mack felt so strongly about issue he should have stuck to his guns and refused to apoligse taking the six week ban. Result, loss of another good ref, more will follow suit if abuse continues. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2207 - 10/01/2025 00:30:06 2585284 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "Ah stop the drama of it all. Connacht regularly get shafted in the big games. All the time. Hansen called it out. It wasn't a personal attack on one referee." Do you really think official's set out to shaft Connacht? Their problems lie much closer to home. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2207 - 10/01/2025 00:34:21 2585285 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "The referee in question has also decided to step away from refereeing so clearly Hansen's comments and the inordinate delay in sanctioning him have had an effect. Imagine the media furore if Say Aidan O' Shea or David Clifford spoke publicly like that about Conor Lane or Sean Hurson and Conor Lane or Sean then quit refereeing" Ah would they be that badly missed….. If a ref has a stinker of a game he should be called out in public the same way a player is criticised… they are being paid after all…! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3259 - 10/01/2025 08:23:44 2585291 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "Ah stop the drama of it all. Connacht regularly get shafted in the big games. All the time. Hansen called it out. It wasn't a personal attack on one referee." Regularly get shafted. No they don't. Proof of anything that backs up that ridiculous post Any link of anything that says they're treated differently KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3695 - 10/01/2025 10:09:02 2585310 Link
The drama queens on here. An average quit and now people are pointing the finger at Hansen. Get off the stage lads. This isn't junior GAA. It's professional and the ref is paid. Ban Hansen for a few games if you wish. But the rest of the stuff included is absolutely daft. He has to do a course. And separately his teammates also have to do a course on how to conduct themselves. Pure nonsense. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8208 - 10/01/2025 11:10:40 2585320 Link
Replying To seadog54: "Do you really think official's set out to shaft Connacht? Their problems lie much closer to home." Didn't say they set out to shaft them but big calls often go against them when facing the bigger teams. Hansen was right to put some pressure on. TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8208 - 10/01/2025 11:12:31 2585321 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The drama queens on here. An average quit and now people are pointing the finger at Hansen. Get off the stage lads. This isn't junior GAA. It's professional and the ref is paid. Ban Hansen for a few games if you wish. But the rest of the stuff included is absolutely daft. He has to do a course. And separately his teammates also have to do a course on how to conduct themselves. Pure nonsense." God be with the days when you could just lock a ref in the boot of a car if you didn't agree with his carry on. Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1325 - 10/01/2025 11:34:58 2585326 Link
Replying To TheFlaker: "The drama queens on here. An average quit and now people are pointing the finger at Hansen. Get off the stage lads. This isn't junior GAA. It's professional and the ref is paid. Ban Hansen for a few games if you wish. But the rest of the stuff included is absolutely daft. He has to do a course. And separately his teammates also have to do a course on how to conduct themselves. Pure nonsense." Agree with you 100% Flaker… seems a well paid referee is never wrong…! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3259 - 10/01/2025 11:42:57 2585327 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "God be with the days when you could just lock a ref in the boot of a car if you didn't agree with his carry on." Think that's just a Wicklow thing! TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8208 - 10/01/2025 11:49:33 2585331 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "God be with the days when you could just lock a ref in the boot of a car if you didn't agree with his carry on." Are you advocating that we should go back to this? Is that why you posted it ,,,,,, You being such a stickler for motivations and all :-) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3275 - 10/01/2025 13:09:49 2585344 Link
Replying To Freethinker: "God be with the days when you could just lock a ref in the boot of a car if you didn't agree with his carry on." That was desperate stuff though Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2106 - 10/01/2025 13:19:09 2585347 Link