8 hrs of rugby today,how many people were interested in Wales v Italy? it says it all

mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 538 - 19/03/2016 20:44:46    1836019

Got what was coming to him as he was very antagonistic? Your words not mine. He was punched! I personally think that a bit of handbags in any sport is not the end of the world BUT if a gaa team do it its thuggery so according to that logic what happened in that dead rubber game was thuggery! Two questions for you. 1- what do you call a game where neither team can win a six team tournament or finish bottom? 2-what do you mean by he got what was coming to him? You advocate targeting a player over his antics on field?
sceptical (Cavan) - Posts:386 - 19/03/2016 20:36:54How naïve can you get. This stuff happens in all sports and is very natural to occur. Issues get such a reaction in GAA as GAA and coaches, managers, media in the GAA let it get such an issue.
I mean he got what is coming to him as in he was acting in an antagonistic manner throughout the game so its not surprising he got dealt with by a player. Not defending the player but simply stating its not surprising a player did something about it.

8 hrs of rugby today,how many people were interested in Wales v Italy? it says it all
mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts:312 - 19/03/2016 20:44:46Many many many thousands will have been interested. Its part of the contract RTE sign that they show all games in the competition just like they do with all games in a soccer European championship, world cup etc

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 19/03/2016 20:49:33    1836022

I agree that there is an uneven distribution of coverage but it seems to me that the sole ire of the op is directed towards rugby, soccer gets off very lightly even though it has even less Irish representation than the rugby. I have no major issue with it, don't buy into it being the greatest show on earth as rte would have us believe but by the same token there is an interest there.

The danger here is instead of a pro gaa agenda it becomes anti rugby and sure if the sports aren't strong enough to stand on there own merits without throwing stones elsewhere that's quite sad.

Mediaman rte and the six one news obviously have got your back up but after over a year of this thread youre effectively p**sing in the wind you haven't made any proactive suggestions and seem intent on just pointing and shouting.

I assume you are an ex employee with a beef as you haven't once offered a proposition of what could be done to improve things in your eyes.

duckula20 (Antrim) - Posts: 175 - 19/03/2016 21:01:22    1836027

Where was I naive? I said I have no problem with a bit of pushing and shoving but deliberately targeting a player is not on Well maybe in rugby?

sceptical (Cavan) - Posts: 544 - 19/03/2016 21:04:12    1836029

Yeah cause no one in the GAA said Neil McGee got what he deserved when Alan Fitzgerald gave him a few punches a few weeks ago. In fact many on here said Fitzgeralds red card for punching should be overturned!
I think you should stick to non contact sports

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4649 - 19/03/2016 21:25:09    1836032

I think the issue isn't the slaps thrown by McGee or the IRFU player merely the disparity between the coverage of both incidents in the national media

elvistheking (Galway) - Posts: 99 - 20/03/2016 08:29:21    1836041

I think RTE should devote a significant part of its news coverage to calling out the results of the Polish and Latvian premier leagues. There would be a lot of interest in those leagues here. The fact that they don't spend any time is more evidence of bias of RTE.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 20/03/2016 09:15:02    1836042

Barely 24 hours since the 6 Nations league came an end and the RTE 6.01 News and Sport has already moved on to its next Rugby Union project the promotion of the club game. The Irish soccer team is playing an international match later this week and yet an underage Rugby Union non story was given the same coverage in time terms as that international match - 2 minutes 30 seconds each. Watch as RTE 6.01 News and Sport now shifts its focus to the Pro 12 competition in an effort to convince viewers that it is of some great importance despite the fact that it is normally played with B team involvement.

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 21/03/2016 21:46:07    1836583

Some of the rugby defenders here are missing the point. Kerry and Donegal hammered the heads off each other a few weeks ago and the disgraceful scenes were (rightly) highlighted in the media. Irish and Scottish players did something similar last Saturday, but the media has been relatively silent about it. Similarly, Tiernan McCann was vilified for his dive v Monaghan last summer; Johnny Sexton, on the other hand, has escaped this negative attention for his theatrics on Saturday. These two incidents highlight the media "double standards" that operate.

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 22/03/2016 09:42:00    1836610

Football first - totally agree, good post .

TheRightStuff (Donegal) - Posts: 1688 - 22/03/2016 09:58:14    1836619

football first, in fairness everyone outside Ireland is calling Sexton a cheat, whilst all the Irish are defending him.

All I can say if you get a knock in the head and it is that sore you go to ground, not scream at the ref first.

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 22/03/2016 10:00:30    1836620

Rugby is a sport where cheating is acceptable and encouraged. Whether it be 'the dark arts of the scrum' slowing down opposition ball or the irish media seeming inability to see multiple forward passes in live games. However, what they always said was that they were holier than soccer or football with the lines they would not cross. Obviously boxing some lads head off or diving to try get a lad sent off are acceptable also.

sceptical (Cavan) - Posts: 544 - 22/03/2016 10:36:12    1836643

I saw the Munster Rugby feature on RTE Six One News yesterday & the timing of it did indeed seem odd given that they haven't much to play for right now. There are surely a lot more high profile sporting matters at hand which would/could more deserve such a primetime feature?

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 22/03/2016 12:03:22    1836689

the usual anti rugby guff from sceptical -unfortunately cheating occurs in all sports not just rugby, as for the comment
". Obviously boxing some lads head off or diving to try get a lad sent off are acceptable also." - no they are not acceptable in any sport - a punch is a red card offence in rugby and in gaa - simulation is now a yellow card offence (refs gotta enforce it though)

separately IRIsh tv (sky 191) are now showing the camogie show hosted by anna geary good programme , and georgia got over 50 thousand at the weekend for a game against rumania - time to make the six nations into seven nations -and bring in promotion/relegation from european nations cup

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 22/03/2016 15:47:40    1836797

This topic has seemed to have just turned into a real anti rugby one. Seems to be a real resentment in some (not all) people that the Six Nations (A big European rugby competition) is getting a more coverage than the Leagues (while somewhat popular). When Summer comes around it'll be all Gaa (for good and obvious reasons) with little to no rugby coverage. As for the media ''double standards'' on what they report, yeah there is a bit of it in fairness, even though I don't personally think (my opinion) that it's that big of a deal.

meathguy123 (Meath) - Posts: 16 - 22/03/2016 16:24:47    1836813

two good posts by meathguy and duckula

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 22/03/2016 16:39:52    1836818

Surely it's time to wind up this thread.

neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 22/03/2016 16:48:27    1836823

Rugby is a sport where cheating is acceptable and encouraged. Whether it be 'the dark arts of the scrum' slowing down opposition ball or the irish media seeming inability to see multiple forward passes in live games. However, what they always said was that they were holier than soccer or football with the lines they would not cross. Obviously boxing some lads head off or diving to try get a lad sent off are acceptable also.
sceptical (Cavan) - Posts:389 - 22/03/2016 10:36:12Rugby is a game with laws. Laws can be interpreted very differently. The dark arts of the scrum are all about manipulating the laws to your advantage.
I saw the Munster Rugby feature on RTE Six One News yesterday & the timing of it did indeed seem odd given that they haven't much to play for right now. There are surely a lot more high profile sporting matters at hand which would/could more deserve such a primetime feature?
keeper7 (Longford) - Posts:2732 - 22/03/2016 12:03:22 Don't have a tv and don't generally watch the news. What was the feature on Munster rugby exactly about? Timing isn't strange at all. 6 Nations is over and pro12 really kicking into gear and Munster are potentially looking like they wont qualify for top tier of European cup which would be a first.

the usual anti rugby guff from sceptical -unfortunately cheating occurs in all sports not just rugby, as for the comment
". Obviously boxing some lads head off or diving to try get a lad sent off are acceptable also." - no they are not acceptable in any sport - a punch is a red card offence in rugby and in gaa - simulation is now a yellow card offence (refs gotta enforce it though)
separately IRIsh tv (sky 191) are now showing the camogie show hosted by anna geary good programme , and georgia got over 50 thousand at the weekend for a game against rumania - time to make the six nations into seven nations -and bring in promotion/relegation from european nations cup
janesboro (Limerick) - Posts:244 - 22/03/2016 15:47:40isn't going to be room in season for a 7 nations and theres too much risk of promotion/relegation with European nations cup. 6 Nations too important to finances of the unions of the 6 nations so nothing will change.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 22/03/2016 16:51:13    1836825

What time/day is that camógie programme?

As I said before, I'm not anti-rugby (I'd prefer it any day to soccer) but there does seem to be a tendency to favour it at the expense of Gaelic Games which, when covered, is frequently portrayed negatively.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 22/03/2016 17:36:37    1836844

Meathguy and Janesboro are 2 posters from not strong Gaelic football counties. There is an element of "sour grapes" in their attacks on Gaelic football in my opinion. You don't get such negative comments from Dublin or Kerry or Tyrone posters. But football is very weak in Meath and Limerick now.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2611 - 22/03/2016 17:38:27    1836847