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Replying To Doylerwex:  "I actively try not to buy in to this but I'm listening to the news right now. Sports come up and it's, republic of Ireland will play Czech Republic.

Ireland prepare for massive November test against South Africa......

Seriously? Rugby is a tiny minority sport, why so much coverage?"
Will you be at the First Walsh Cup Test in January old bean?

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3829 - 20/11/2025 22:38:38    2645492

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "What term so? Friendly? It's a non competitive match so is that not a challenge or a friendly?"
It along witb other games determine seedings for the World Cup. So not a friendly.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17579 - 20/11/2025 22:53:35    2645494

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "Half the crowd therefore showed little or no respect between arriving late, constantly in and out to get alcohol, rushing out five mins before half time to get to the bar, back in late for second half and then a rush to the exits from the sixtieth minute."
Maybe ye should all stay at home so. The rest of us will get on the best without ye.

Square_B (Leitrim) - Posts: 1593 - 21/11/2025 02:24:23    2645501

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "There's people working full time selling alcohol in Croke Park? They could offer better catering facilities in the beer kiosks and leave the alcohol for the premium level. They got rid of Guinness as sponsors of the Hurling championship because they thought it might promote drinking for young people. Another bad move for me. They could have kept Guinness and told them they'd have to run a responsible drinking campaign. Croke Park ran fine without alcohol sales and so did some local pubs. I think it's sad to see some people drinking there, queuing for pints, some of them queuing with their children and having little interest in the games."
Yes there's full time staff working hospitality in croker year round. There's meetings events and functions in croker daily. Across premium and hospitality areas with waiters, bar staff, chefs working every day there. Same in aviva.
You sound a right fun individual.
Why leave alcohol to premium only? That doesnt make sense. And better catering facilities how exactly

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3865 - 21/11/2025 06:31:02    2645502

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Replying To Saynothing:  "Jobs for local GAA people or foreign people? Ridiculous comment about loss of jobs. As the man says, no need for drink inside grounds. But I suppose the D4 people are different."
When you say "local GAA people" who are you referring to?
Why is it a ridiculous comment about loss of jobs. There's thousands of staff working match days in the stadium. Many in the bars. Close the bars and they lose their jobs. Why is kids losing their jobs a good thing.
Weird to go all stereotyping and classiest on this

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3865 - 21/11/2025 06:34:43    2645503

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "I actively try not to buy in to this but I'm listening to the news right now. Sports come up and it's, republic of Ireland will play Czech Republic.

Ireland prepare for massive November test against South Africa......

Seriously? Rugby is a tiny minority sport, why so much coverage?"
Rugbt isn't a tiny minority sport though. What else is on right now that should be getting more coverage than rugby?

KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3865 - 21/11/2025 06:37:55    2645504

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Replying To Claretandblue:  "Half the crowd therefore showed little or no respect between arriving late, constantly in and out to get alcohol, rushing out five mins before half time to get to the bar, back in late for second half and then a rush to the exits from the sixtieth minute."
Why did you go? Plenty of toing and froing of GAA spectators to seats during games in Croke Park to the toilets, getting food, beer etc. Not unique to rugby matches. In hindsight €160 wasn't a bad price for a vantage point that let you to watch the match and observe the activities of about 25,000 people.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8372 - 21/11/2025 09:02:27    2645510

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "Will you be at the First Walsh Cup Test in January old bean?"
Of course he will, so will I Barney ;-) although Walsh Cup doesn't have any bearing on seedings for Championship!

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17579 - 21/11/2025 10:51:52    2645517

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Replying To Viking66:  "Of course he will, so will I Barney ;-) although Walsh Cup doesn't have any bearing on seedings for Championship!"
Its OUR championship maybe!!

We have Test match against Carlow first I think.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3829 - 21/11/2025 12:17:15    2645532

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Replying To KillingFields:  "Rugbt isn't a tiny minority sport though. What else is on right now that should be getting more coverage than rugby?"
How many people play it nationally? The media would have you believe everyone. How many of the national team went to the same school?

The reality is it's smaller than hurling and microscopic compared to football or soccer.

That's not even considering golf, boxing, equestrian or even athletics.

My point was world cup qualifiers are a big story and it was a footnote before a rugby friendly.

Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4039 - 21/11/2025 12:20:01    2645533

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "How many people play it nationally? The media would have you believe everyone. How many of the national team went to the same school?

The reality is it's smaller than hurling and microscopic compared to football or soccer.

That's not even considering golf, boxing, equestrian or even athletics.

My point was world cup qualifiers are a big story and it was a footnote before a rugby friendly."
10 or 15 years ago a gushing RTÈ reporter was interviewing the IRFU CEO (Philip Browne?) .
Asked him was he delighted with the growth of Rugby.
His response was "we are a minority sport with around 250 clubs in total"

Seanfan (Roscommon) - Posts: 233 - 21/11/2025 13:14:39    2645537

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Replying To Doylerwex:  "How many people play it nationally? The media would have you believe everyone. How many of the national team went to the same school?

The reality is it's smaller than hurling and microscopic compared to football or soccer.

That's not even considering golf, boxing, equestrian or even athletics.

My point was world cup qualifiers are a big story and it was a footnote before a rugby friendly."
The difference between soccer and rugby is that when the international soccer team are going well or in a major tournament it lifts the whole country, the dogs on the streets are talking about it. The rugby certainly doesnt have that effect.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2601 - 21/11/2025 13:26:01    2645539

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