For Felipe, playing against Munster became extremely personal, perhaps far too personal for his own good. Ever since he had been treated to some sh***e about the Falklands War from some of the Munster fans at a game in Musgrave Park, Felipe felt that Munster and their supporters could never be forgiven. His view of Munster supporters was probably a bit extreme.
I remember Paul Wallace making a very crude reference to the sinking of the Belgrano on Sky Sports one night as well.
This sort of imperial racisim is engrained in Rugby Union Football.
Have been offered tickets for the Oirland game tomorrow umpteem times in work.They are flogging them for €20 a pop now.If you paid me I wouldn’t go.In fact if it was played in my back garden i dont think I’d watch it.
It looks like every rugby club in the country has been ransacked with this Springbok game. Talking to a rugby man earlier and he said they’re begging lads to take tickets off them at €40 to try to cut their losses to something manageable. How much are they supposed to be selling them at? €90? Talk about fcuking over your own association. If it’s bad for SA, how bad will it be for Samoa or whatever mugs are up next?
Will there be big gaps in the crowd tonight lads? For a friendly or ‘test’ match or whatever the egg chasers call these non-events, it’s a scandalous price. Especially these days, when these touring mercenaries come around every year. Back in the day, the likes of SA or NZ would be around once about every five years. These boys are playing here more often than the Red Hot Chilli Pepers.
Anyone who has paid €100 for the privilige of watching Ireland playing South Africa’s reserves in a friendly game in this most boring of excuses for a sport is a disgrace to themselves, their families, their communities and their country. There’d fucking better be big gaps in the crowd.
