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Replying To FoolsGold: "There is plenty. A lot of corporate business people. . 1/3 of the irish rugby team have no link to ireland only through residency rule." 1/3 of irish rugby team dont just qualify on residency rule. name them all. think youll make mistakes. you say plenty and then a lot are "corporate business people" how many is plenty how many is a lot? KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3882 - 01/12/2025 16:53:27 2646671 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "Every competition has a name and trophy, what was the name of competition and trophy the Ireland rugby team played for in their last 4 matches?" Well the good news is from next season it will be a competition proper with a cup presented to the winners. It will consist of the summer internationals where the 6 nations teams head down below. Then it'll be finished with the Autumn internationals where the teams from down under come here. It'll be a type of annual world cup and will be good that teams will play home and away. If you think the games have been big and getting a lot of attention till now well it's going to bigger and better from next year and I, for one, am really looking forward to it! Look it up, "The Nations Championship" Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 403 - 01/12/2025 17:06:41 2646679 Link
Replying To Square_B: "Would you not be happy with that Kew? I mean you gave out enough when the GAA rented out Croke Park to Leinster. Can't keep you happy it would seem." :-) Brilliant! Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 403 - 01/12/2025 17:07:31 2646680 Link
There won't be an extension to Croke Park Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 261 - 01/12/2025 17:11:30 2646682 Link
Replying To Onion_Sack: "Well the good news is from next season it will be a competition proper with a cup presented to the winners. It will consist of the summer internationals where the 6 nations teams head down below. Then it'll be finished with the Autumn internationals where the teams from down under come here. It'll be a type of annual world cup and will be good that teams will play home and away. If you think the games have been big and getting a lot of attention till now well it's going to bigger and better from next year and I, for one, am really looking forward to it! Look it up, "The Nations Championship"" It'll be riveting alright. alalalalalum (USA) - Posts: 123 - 01/12/2025 18:58:57 2646690 Link
The only extension we need is an extension to this redicioulously short gaa season. The gaa are cutting off their own own oxygen supply and we are innocent victims of a blinded alley. Please nobody try to make sense of the whole lot because that's impossible when greed is to the forefront. Money from concerts etc directed to grassroots does not have the same power as money from 164,000 fans in croker in September with the possibility of a replay in October..Exposure of our players is what will sustain our game not easy monet from concerts etc. A very prominent intercounty manager recently publicly said that the club season was too long and who could argue with him pointing out the obvious. Dothesimplethingswell (Sligo) - Posts: 29 - 02/12/2025 00:05:00 2646722 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "Every competition has a name and trophy, what was the name of competition and trophy the Ireland rugby team played for in their last 4 matches?" The Ulster Football Championship didnt until 1925. Does that mean all the winners before that only won a few friendlies? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 10:21:58 2646741 Link
Replying To alalalalalum: "Paying 160 euro to watch a meaningless friendly in rugby is mind boggling." So don't do it? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 10:22:50 2646742 Link
Replying To FoolsGold: "Rugby tickets aren't cheap. Varies between 100e to 190 for a Ireland game. More affordable for a family to go to a Ireland soccer game. A lot of event junkees at Rugby games. . Many more interested in getting drinks in then watching the game" How much are seats for an International Football or Hurling game? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 10:24:07 2646743 Link
Replying To FoolsGold: "There is plenty. A lot of corporate business people. . 1/3 of the irish rugby team have no link to ireland only through residency rule." Name them Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 10:38:29 2646744 Link
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "The only extension we need is an extension to this redicioulously short gaa season. The gaa are cutting off their own own oxygen supply and we are innocent victims of a blinded alley. Please nobody try to make sense of the whole lot because that's impossible when greed is to the forefront. Money from concerts etc directed to grassroots does not have the same power as money from 164,000 fans in croker in September with the possibility of a replay in October..Exposure of our players is what will sustain our game not easy monet from concerts etc. A very prominent intercounty manager recently publicly said that the club season was too long and who could argue with him pointing out the obvious." How is the club season too long? Clubs are the lifeblood of the GAA, not the intercounty scene and its largely bandwagon supporters. Don't get me wrong, I bring the kids to near enough every Wexford Football and Hurling game every year, including some challenge games. But I think the balance is about right. And most of the lads you see at the bigger intercounty games are pure bandwagoners, like the lads people on this forum criticise for going to Ireland rugby internationals. Where are they in January and February? Most of them arent supporting their county heroes anyway. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 10:44:08 2646745 Link
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "The only extension we need is an extension to this redicioulously short gaa season. The gaa are cutting off their own own oxygen supply and we are innocent victims of a blinded alley. Please nobody try to make sense of the whole lot because that's impossible when greed is to the forefront. Money from concerts etc directed to grassroots does not have the same power as money from 164,000 fans in croker in September with the possibility of a replay in October..Exposure of our players is what will sustain our game not easy monet from concerts etc. A very prominent intercounty manager recently publicly said that the club season was too long and who could argue with him pointing out the obvious." The GAA season ladts for 50 weeks every year. The Inter County Season gets 29 weeks. There are thousands of GAA Club Championship games in the 21 other weeks. €1 from a concert = €1. €1 from a match =€1. Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 261 - 02/12/2025 11:08:02 2646751 Link
Replying To KillingFields: "1/3 of irish rugby team dont just qualify on residency rule. name them all. think youll make mistakes. you say plenty and then a lot are "corporate business people" how many is plenty how many is a lot?" Gibson Park, Bundee Aki, James Lowe finlay bealham .i presumd you wanted me to slip up with Mack hansen FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2910 - 02/12/2025 13:10:50 2646769 Link
Replying To FoolsGold: "Gibson Park, Bundee Aki, James Lowe finlay bealham .i presumd you wanted me to slip up with Mack hansen" Finlay Bealham qualifies on ancestory not residency. He was on the 23 v SA. Its a long time since I was in a maths class but 3 out of 23 is not anywhere near a third. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 15:00:21 2646785 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Name them" Aki, Gibson Park, Lowe, Hansen, not sure about Bealham. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2487 - 02/12/2025 16:39:43 2646806 Link
It's 3 out of 15, he said team not squad. Still a very high percentage especially as Gibson is their best player and without him they'd struggle to beat Wales Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2487 - 02/12/2025 16:42:11 2646808 Link
Replying To Dothesimplethingswell: "The only extension we need is an extension to this redicioulously short gaa season. The gaa are cutting off their own own oxygen supply and we are innocent victims of a blinded alley. Please nobody try to make sense of the whole lot because that's impossible when greed is to the forefront. Money from concerts etc directed to grassroots does not have the same power as money from 164,000 fans in croker in September with the possibility of a replay in October..Exposure of our players is what will sustain our game not easy monet from concerts etc. A very prominent intercounty manager recently publicly said that the club season was too long and who could argue with him pointing out the obvious." What exposure did the GAA get for the intercounty football and hurling championships in August and September for many years before the split season? GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8377 - 02/12/2025 17:03:38 2646809 Link
Replying To Claretandblue: "It's 3 out of 15, he said team not squad. Still a very high percentage especially as Gibson is their best player and without him they'd struggle to beat Wales" He must've meant panel as he named a lad who wasn't on the 15, and is of Irish descent in any case. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17658 - 02/12/2025 17:07:36 2646811 Link

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