Munster Rogbee- FOAD

[Sidney]

@dancarter

it’s just the quality of teams at bottom of Pro 12 is brutal and beatable by any15 Mun/lein/uls would put out, at home anyways. The budget of French clubs dwarfs the provinces

Yet Edinburgh finished 11th out of 12 last year and still qualified for the Heineken semi-finals by beating Toulouse.

[dancarter]

@Sidney

Yet Edinburgh finished 11th out of 12 last year and still qualified for the Heineken semi-finals by beating Toulouse.

Think that’s what’s pissed em off the most. Edin just played reserves in the league when they the cup run going. In fairness it was an anomaly. Momentum is such a big think in rugby decent performance in league normally translates across

[SHANNONSIDER]

@The All Seeing Eye

is this true?

it could be the end for rogbee in Ireland
imagine Ireland with no rogbee or gga- it would be such a better place

It would be great if they were taken down a peg or two mate.

I have a cracking gga quote for you, I hope you’ll enjoy it mate. Must dig it out and find a suitable thread to throw it up on.

[anon61956325]

The front page of todays Chornicle is absolutle sickening. In a week where so much progress has been made for gay athletes and sports people with the coming out of a current NBA player, last weeks match referee between Clermont Augverne v Munster, Nigel Owens, has been on the receiving end of homophobic abuse from Munster fans. The torrent of abuse was not restricted to his sexuality however, as the openly gay Welsh referee also received abuse about his nationality and refereeing credentials… Munster Rugby must be the most sickening institution around and brings nothing but shame on all Irish people. It really is time for them to FOAD!

[myboyblue]

@ChocolateMice

The front page of todays Chornicle is absolutle sickening. In a week where so much progress has been made for gay athletes and sports people with the coming out of a current NBA player, last weeks match referee between Clermont Augverne v Munster, Nigel Owens, has been on the receiving end of homophobic abuse from Munster fans. The torrent of abuse was not restricted to his sexuality however, as the openly gay Welsh referree also received abuse about his nationality and referreeing credentials… Munster Rugby must be the most sickening institution around and brings nothing but shame on all Irish people. It really is time for them to FOAD!

Munster people, Limerick and Cork in particular, should hang their heads in shame

[anon61956325]

@myboyblue

Munster people, Limerick and Cork in particular, should hang their heads in shame

Don’t forget the folk of North Tipperary- They come in, in droves for the day out!

[myboyblue]

@ChocolateMice

Don’t forget the folk of North Tipperary- They come in, in droves for the day out!

I try every day to forget those folk.

[anon61956325]

@ChocolateMice

The front page of todays Chornicle is absolutle sickening. In a week where so much progress has been made for gay athletes and sports people with the coming out of a current NBA player, last weeks match referee between Clermont Augverne v Munster, Nigel Owens, has been on the receiving end of homophobic abuse from Munster fans. The torrent of abuse was not restricted to his sexuality however, as the openly gay Welsh referee also received abuse about his nationality and refereeing credentials… Munster Rugby must be the most sickening institution around and brings nothing but shame on all Irish people. It really is time for them to FOAD!

The silence from dancarter[/USER] [USER=273]caoimhaoin[/USER] [USER=1137]chewy louie[/USER] [USER=181]The Runt[/USER] [USER=1158]tallback is sickening!!

[The_Runt]

@ChocolateMice

The silence from dancarter[/USER] [USER=273]caoimhaoin[/USER] [USER=1137]chewy louie[/USER] [USER=181]The Runt[/USER] [USER=1158]tallback is sickening!!

Is rugby fans abusing a ref for being gay not a bit odd?
It’s like a hurling fan calling a hurler a bogger.

[FONT=Arial]TOP rugby referee Nigel Owens has threatened to report a Limerick Munster fan to the authorities for “homophobic abuse” on Twitter.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=12px]One of the few match officials to use the site to engage with fans, the Welsh referee was subjected to a torrent of abuse following Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final defeat to Clermont Auvergne.
He was referred to as a “p****”, a “Welsh b******”, and that he “screwd an honest team”.
A number of fans also made reference to the openly gay referee’s sexuality.
One user of the social media site described Mr Owens as a “gay c***”, a comment which prompted the official to tweet back: “You want me to report this to the police? Homophobic abuse.”
Many Munster supporters on Twitter rounded on the fan.
One wrote: “You know nothing about rugby. Why are you following Nigel if you don’t like him?”
Another comment read: “Your very mature aren’t you? You should apologise to Nigel for what you said.”
Others have also jumped to the referee’s defence - with former Munster star Mayor Gerry McLoughlin saying he is “totally disgusted” with the abuse.
But many fans remained critical of his performance.
“Nigel hope u watch replay of the match & hang your head in shame #munsterwererobbedbyyou,” one person stated, while another added: “My German Shepard at home would of seen that wasn’t a forward pass with Paul O’Connell.”
it is not the referee’s fault Munster lost the game: “It was because we did not score enough points. It is as simple as that!”.
Praising the referee, he said: “I think he did a very good job on balance. We have a great association with Welsh referees in particular. I love to see the fact a Welsh referee is officiating at a very important game like this. You always feel you are going to get a fair crack of the whip.”
He said those people who took to Twitter to criticise Mr Owens need “anger management” treatment.
“I cannot believe anyone would think about [doing this]. These people obviously do not know much about sport in general,” the mayor said, “In the heat of the moment, people will say things because they will be angry. But no match should upset anyone so much they cannot control their emotions.”
For his part, Mr Owens took time to respond to many comments on Twitter.
He wrote: “I don’t let things go in a game in favour of anyone. I make the calls as I see them, or don’t make them when I feel I don’t need.”
He added: “As long as I do my best, and ref fair like I always do, then I shall have no regrets. The idiots can tweet what they want.”
To one abusive tweeter, he wrote: “I hope u aint got kids mate, god help the future if that’s the example you set”.
Munster lost the Heineken Cup semi-final 16-10 in Montpelier to the French team.
But they won praise from many sections for the manner in which they stood up to Clermont Auvergne, considered favourites.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Bandage]

Bringing the gay referee’s sexuality into it is despicable.

[The_Runt]

[quote=“The Runt, post: 767120, member: 181”]Is rugby fans abusing a ref for being gay not a bit odd?
[SIZE=12px][FONT=Arial]head in shame #munsterwererobbedbyyou,” one person stated, while another added: “My German Shepard at home would of seen that wasn’t a forward pass with Paul O’Connell.”[/FONT][/SIZE]
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Sick Bastard!!

[Sidney]

The phrase “bent referee” is homophobic now?

[myboyblue]

Sick Bastard!![/quote]
What the hell is a Shepard?

[anon61956325]

@Bandage

Bringing the gay referee’s sexuality into it is despicable.

It’s utterly disgusting… A number of these tards were claiming King Luis should be banned for life over the fairly innocuous biting incident all across facbook… I’ve challenged a few of them now and their first instinct was to lash out at me rather than attack the actions of those involved… of course I don’t need to remind you about Munster fans lashing out, mate. I hope I haven’t brought any bad memories flooding back to the surface… but these bastards sicken me.

[Bandage]

@ChocolateMice

It’s utterly disgusting… A number of these tards were claiming King Luis should be banned for life over the fairly innocuous biting incident all across facbook… I’ve challenged a few of them now and their first instinct was to lash out at me rather than attack the actions of those involved… of course I don’t need to remind you about Munster fans lashing out, mate. I hope I haven’t brought any bad memories flooding back to the surface… but these bastards sicken me.

Not at all, mate.

We are all Nigel Owens.

[Horsebox]

Sick Bastard!![/quote]
Sad to see Pallasgreen’s name being dragged through the mud yet again.

[tallback]

@ChocolateMice

The silence from dancarter[/USER] [USER=273]caoimhaoin[/USER] [USER=1137]chewy louie[/USER] [USER=181]The Runt[/USER] [USER=1158]tallback is sickening!!

I haven’t been logged on CM. I’d agree, this sort of behaviour is sickening and the homophobic angle is particularly disgusting. However, if your entire theory is that Munster rugby fans are just bandwagoners only along in the last couple of years for the event, then surely this sort of behaviour is more a reflection on the communities they come from than the game of rugby itself or the Munster rugby organisation …

[Horsebox]

ChocolateMice clamped.

[anon61956325]

@tallback

I haven’t been logged on CM. I’d agree, this sort of behaviour is sickening and the homophobic angle is particularly disgusting. However, if your entire theory is that Munster rugby fans are just bandwagoners only along in the last couple of years for the event, then surely this sort of behaviour is more a reflection on the communities they come from than the game of rugby itself or the Munster rugby organisation …

And out of all the band wagons they chose rugby and Munster Rugby in particular- It promotes violence, racism and homophobia…A hate filled sport and a hate filled organization. But you are right, North Tipperary, County Limerick and County Cork are horrible, vile places

[caoimhaoin]

@Horsebox

ChocolateMice clamped.

This is off the chain kind of clamping.

I’d hand in my license if I were this badly clamped.