The Anti-Rugby Football Thread

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6549

I think it’s gone that way in everything now. You’d rarely see proper rows at any level these days.

6550

That’s a pity. I used to love a right good row. Blow off a bit of steam.

Far less likely to knock across lads you fought with in a rugby match outside the local chipper at 2 am as well

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6551

If I was over a team I think I’d do my best to engineer a row in an early season league or challenge game. By far the best way create a bond within a group (provided half the cunts don’t run off and hide).

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6552

@gilgamboa is an absolute saint to be dealing with the anti rugby on a daily basis. Never stoops to their piss poor level either.

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6553

:sweat_smile::sweat_smile:
We would try anything as kids growing up in limerick citaaay

6554

St Pats vs Caherline in the JA championship last year debunks that mate :smile:

6555

And Ballysteen v Oola in the minor semi final this year. You’ll always have incidents , especially when certain clubs are involved, but in general it’s not half as bad as it used to be.

6556

A lad I work with has 3 teenage sons. Protestant privately educated family for generations. He is a lovely guy - get on great with him for the most part.

Anyhow he and his son’s sports are rugby and horse riding. Last summer one son had a bad accident horse riding hence why I mentioned that. I hadn’t even thought about it until I met this guy. You are right though, bad injuries can happen in most sports. They just seem more drastic to me in some over others.

I don’t think any of his sons have had bad injuries playing rugby. He did mention his 14 year old has become completely obsessed with what food he is eating as the kid has aspirations for some rugby scholarship in the US and he needs to bulk up. What he described to me sounded like no fun and an unhealthy obsession with protein based foods. The scarey thing is that his Dad seemed proud of him. He is 14 ffs

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6557

True…it isnt as prevalant as it was even 10 years ago…but the likes of Pallasgreen are never going to stop.

The senior and intermediate hurling club games are all played v fairly these days…Hatchet men are a dying breed.

6558

He is in fairness. I wouldn’t bother my arse with it on here if I was him. Same way I simply ignore the anti GAA heads. Life is too short

Hence I’ll at least try give him a reasoned view on my opinions.

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6559

I had a horse riding party for my kid. Before it started and as kids were being dropped off a gorl fell off her horse and an ambulance was called.

Its dangerous

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6560

So there was a horse outside, mate?

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6561

I honestly believe that if a parent lets their kid play rugby they dont love their kid

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6562

Did you get a few bangs on the head at any stage?

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6563

Maybe. But they might kick you to death outside a nightclub.

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6564

Ah yeah the potential is there to get a life changer alright but rare enough thank God. A fella in Charleville ran into his own keeper a few years back playing hurling and the misfortune wasn’t able to walk for a long time and I don’t know how much improved he is now even. Stuart mangan in the rugby etc just shit luck

6565

I did but not playing rugby coz I was well coached as a young fella and I knew how to tackle. And I kept well out of the rucks

How’s the prowling going? Deliver any knocks to the head recently

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6566

Genuine question Dan, would you be 100% fully comfortable letting a 16 year child play rugby in its current form in comparison to GAA?

6567

Yes

My wife wouldn’t tho

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6569

No knocks to the head prowling dan. I banged my head of a press there the other day though.