A worse class of cunt Iâd say from the vitriol I witnessed towards David Clifford at this years All-Ireland final. Most of them probably arenât even part of a GAA club.
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And it was only 6 years ago too. I was wracking my brain wondering if Joe Canning had âthrownâ the ball to Shane Maloney for the winner in 2015.
Thatâs a great position to be in given how arrogant those two fan bases are. We really are on the up.
Well they have the trophies and knockout game wins to back up the arrogance.
Team 33
Some bogball game with a phantom goal (Louth?)
The reaction here pales into comparison. People were disappointed mostly, not sure why people would revel in that.
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Well they respect us now, which is a mile from where we were. Both the Kiwis and Saffers are absolute wankers about rugby.
Weâll end up competing with them on and off which is grand for those of us who grew up when Irish rugby was shite. I welcome the kind of Muldoon who used to rock up for the All Ireland semi finals for a bandwagon or whatever to spend their money on rugby. Itâs inevitable the money will continue to flow as the GGA cannot compete in a world of mass media.
Being the best spud hockey team amongst the 6 counties that play it must be boring
Iâd imagine the game will be outlawed in the next 24 months
Shane Burns on Radio 1 here and he canât accept the defeat last week. Ireland made mistakes that they never make and NZ played better than they have in years. The draw set up is unfair to Ireland because England are shit and shouldnât be in the semis. The presenter gave a few nice subtle digs to him.
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Youâre a gas man 
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Ioane didnât appear to have much respect for the guys
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Its in their heads
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Neither did OâMahoney in that critical Test Match series. Last week was the start to the road to redemption for them- winning a World Cup will get them probably halfway there.
You seem to be one of these new rugby fans yourself who canât let go of the loss. Itâs okay, weâll go again.
Great to be doing it in the Test Match Series
Winning one in NZ is the pinnacle. The ABs will need a World Cup and Grand Slam Tour in Europe to make up.
The GGA has been dying since the 1980s. Success of the football team started it along with the growth in satellite television and the internet.
Things like the Dublin-Meath rigged replays, the back door system and Nordies putting their efforts into the game rather than bombing pubs gave it a bit a boost for a couple of decades. GGA Go, the split season and the rooral broadband plan will be the final nails in the coffin.
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Rob Kearney is a terribly boring pundit.
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The AK Bets rugby podcast with George Hook is excellent.
He accurately predicted that if Ireland were slowed at the ruck they would lose.
He said the state of rugby union is in a very weak state. Numbers playing the game at adult level are fallen off a cliff especially in Newzealand.
In Ireland, the numbers playing the games are totally over estimated as it includes the likes of @Bandage work colleagues Niamh, Rob & Hannah who play tag.
Clubs who had 6/7/8 teams now only have 2/3/4.
The school players who dedicate their teenage years to the school game basically all give up at 24.
Australian rugby union is broke and struggling to survive.
The English club game is an awful state with so many clubs bankrupt. Wales the same.
The biggest problem is the dangerous nature of the game and concussions from the collisions.
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What would the New Zealanders player other than rugby though? Their soccer team is weaker now than it was 10-15 years ago when they drew with Italy at the 2010 World Cup. They donât have any indigenous games like GAA do they?