The Rugby Thread (Part 1)

[Tim_Riggins]

@Gman

can any of the more hardcore rugby followers explain why there was virtually no media coverage or hype about this game in the week preceding it? the fact RTE didnt bother getting it shown and left it to Eir Sports indicated its value to them. If this was such a prestige game that we are all now hearing about, why wasnt it the case prior to the game? It seemed to be sold off as an exhibition style game on foreign land for an expats and sponsorship type set up, but now is being hailed as one of the greatest games of all time.

In saying that, I watched bits of it and glad they won, but the reaction to it is so far over the top its unreal. Maybe thats just an Irish sports thing in general?

Eir Sport have a shit load of cash pal and RTÉ are broke

[gilgamboa]

I recorded it on BT which had no studio coverage at all. I couldn’t be sure if the comms were in chicago or not. On balance I’d say they were.

Did Eir send anyone to Chicago?

[Tim_Riggins]

Yeah Liam Toland and their main rugby comm

[gilgamboa]

Sound…I just saw someone mention on here that them lads were in a studio in ireland

Toland gets a bad rep…I think he is decent comm

[iron_mike]

Darcy, Pat Lamm and Francis wereally back home in studio. Agree with you regarding Toland. Find him OK to be honest.

[gilgamboa]

Who was presenting the show?

[Matty_Hislop]

@Tim_Riggins

Eir Sport have a shit load of cash pal and RTÉ are broke

Where is all the TV license money going Tim? Lucinda was right about RTE.

[Tassotti]

Rugby is a game that crosses boundary’s and breaks down barriers on the Island of Ireland, truly a game that is inclusive

[iron_mike]

Jesus chief. I can’t remember. It wasn’t a big name anyway.

[Matty_Hislop]

@Rocko

Would it be helpful if I adjudicated on this dispute between @Bandage and @gilgamboa. I’m preferred to offer a definitive ruling

It would be more helpful if you adjudicated on @HBV’s racist comments earlier. Is that sort of stuff allowed or are you going to fudge it again?

[Rocko]

Where are they? A post got flagged and removed already before I even saw it.

[Matty_Hislop]

I captured it in post 6 in the First Lady Thread.

[HBV]

You are making a Holy Show of yourself, like a fella running round with 2 big Mickey’s and no place to put them. Cop on to yourself.

[myboyblue]

Paul what’s his name from the soccer coverage

[gilgamboa]

Don’t think I’ve ever seen anything on eir so not sure I know him…ta

[Appendage]

'It was disrespectful: Ex-All Black not happy with 'aggressive' haka in...

I’m a sucker for the old click bait.

The Kiwi’s are as ridiculous as the Paddys. The wrong haka. For Fuck Sake.

[Bandage]

Don’t neglect to read the comments.

Anthony Foley wouldn’t have expected anything less than the war dance, mate.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

[Tassotti]

Axel deserved a Ka Mate haka, the guys responded the only way they could, by beating the shit out of them, Hon Ireland

[Tim_Riggins]

There has been a gross inflation in the cost of sports tv rights in the last 5 years worldwide. We are hooked into the UK market where it is pretty bad but now have Eir Sport and TV3 with cash where before it was just RTÉ. In the UK this has also frozen out the BBC.

I don’t know generally what the internal problems with them are and their budget, but I have sympathy regarding sports rights.