The garryowen was a big part of rugby union in the 80s in other teamâs 22s and inside the 10.
This was not as big in the 90s due to changes in the game.
It was a feature of league in attack play from the 60s due to the introduction of limited tackles.
When league coaches and players came into rugby in the early 2000s, this feature came into rugby in a big way.
I donât know why this bothers you so much, if you have a specific point about the point then make it. It looks to me like a little boy here who is very upset for being called out.
You could be kicking for the corner to hand over possession but increase pressure, like OâGara in the early 2000s often would and you still see today. Barrett had a lovely one there at the weekend.
A different style would be a cross field kick or an aggressive grubber.
I think rugby is a shit sport followed by gimps who just want to be seen. I object to the spiritualisation of sex and money, I donât think sport should be contaminated by a desire for social mobility. But Iâm happy the Irish toffs beat the Kiwi toffs. We have superior toffs. Whatâs insecure about that?
I wont correct your grammar because Iâm not a gimp. Iâll play the ball not the man.
You also asked @anon78624367 what annoyed him about women following rugby. @anon78624367 has allowed me to answer on his behalf:
How many of the wimin give a fuck about watching womenâs sports? These ladiesâ lives centre around getting the attention of wealthy men. I find this spiritually vacuous. I think theyâre mostly uninteresting to talk to. Their lives lack a moral centre. They are sheep. They just have the opinions the mejia tells them to have. Itâs like a fad diet or something for them.
These are the exact same over-educated, middle-class snowflakes who will bitch about the patriarchy and think it sounds smart. Nothing to do with them spending hours putting on make-up to watch the rugby and ignoring womenâs sports. This is all menâs fault.
This is awfully peculiar behaviour, lads with such insecurity they are reading an anti-rugby thread just to upset themselves. When the Irish soccer team go on glorious runs that enrapture the nation no fan thinks to go on anti-football threads desperately seeking validation, they are too busy living the experience. Ireland have beaten the All-Blacks and the captain has been awarded an OBE, there will never be a week of validation like it again for true rugby lovers so just enjoy it.
But that wasnât the question and it wasnât directed at me.
The question he asked another poster was, is it because women like professional rugby players that he doesnât like the sport? Which is bizarre. He seems to think professional rugby players are handsome and the fact that someoneâs wife or girlfriend watches the sport makes them a cuckold.
You take terrible offence to people disliking rugby Tim. Globally itâs not popular apart from in a few Commonwealth countries. Not sure why youâre so touchy. Itâs not popular for a number of reasons.
People donât like a sport, thatâs fine with me. Most of those people I donât have to engage with though as they arenât so obsessed with talking about it.
Of the people watching tv on Saturday during the game, 40 odd percent were not watching the game (on RTĂ). More power to them if they donât like or werenât watching it.
You wonât see me ever dip my head into a hurling thread to discuss the game.
You wonât hear me talk about the style of play and itâs impact on injuries.
You wonât hear me talk about the players. I genuinely could not name one Limerick player, I donât take any pride in that, thatâs just the way it is. I could not give a fuck.
I enjoy talking about Irish sporting history, facilities and tv ratings, so I will pop in to talk about the GGA then.
