Foreign Games

[jd26]

It turns out that Thomas McCarthy, one of the seven founders of the GAA, played rugby for Ireland against Wales in the Four Nations tournament in the 1881-82 season.

Does this mean that GAA is not a game of the people or does it mean that rugby is?

The SFIs input is needed.

[Teknique]

It turns out that Thomas McCarthy, one of the seven founders of the GAA, played rugby for Ireland against Wales in the Four Nations tournament in the 1881-82 season.



from wiki....

The inaugural Home International Championship, comprising England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was played in 1883

[Tod Unctious]

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[jd26]

My mistake in thinking the championship had been formalised at that point

However, the team sheets for that match were

http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history_2.htm

And from the GAA

http://www.gaa.ie/page/the_birth_of_cumann_ luthcleas_gael.html

And a bit more about him

"Another native of the village, Thomas St. George MacCarthy (1862-1943), a police officer, was one of the Co-founders of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was one of the four Tipperary men who were among the seven who attended the inaugural meeting of the Assciation at Hayes' Hotel, Thurles on 1 November, 1884. He was educated at Tipperary Grammar School (The Abbey School), Tipperary Town where he learned the rudiments of rugby football. He moved to Dublin in 1877 and became a friend of Michael Cusack, who had a cramming school. He was coached by Cusack for a Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) cadetship examination in 1882, in which he took first place. In 1881, he joined Trinity College Rugby Club and in January 1882, he played rugby for Ireland against Wales, thus becoming Bansha's first and to date only Rugby International. Later that year, he won a Leinster Senior Cup with Dublin University (Trinity) Rugby Club. It is supposed that his friendship with Michael Cusack led to his presence at the inaugural meeting of the Association. At the time, he was a District Inspector of the RIC, based in nearby Templemore. He took a less prominent part in the affairs of the Association thereafter, although he was a frequent attender at Croke Park to where he travelled from his home in the Dublin suburb of Ranelagh where he lived."

[Lamps]

Superb points.

Thats it for me and the GAA.

As we're on it, Dev also played Rugby and went to Blackrock college. My world is crumbling down around me.

[STEVIEG]

Superb points.

Thats it for me and the GAA.

As we're on it, Dev also played Rugby and went to Blackrock college. My world is crumbling down around me.

Don't forget, another of your heroes, Roy Keane, once went to a cricket match and also a rugby match

[#11sully]

Don't forget, another of your heroes, Roy Keane, once went to a cricket match and also a rugby match

Not just any old rugby match, a munster match at that.

[Poc Fada]

Rumour has it that Niall Fitz owned a Liverpool jersey when he was 12. Old enough to know in my book.

[EDDIEB]

Superb points.

Thats it for me and the GAA.

As we're on it, Dev also played Rugby and went to Blackrock college. My world is crumbling down around me.

Poor Dev huddled at home listining to Rugby matches on the radio as he was'nt allowed to attend.

[CORKBHOY]

Don't forget, another of your heroes, Roy Keane, once went to a cricket match and also a rugby match

And I heard he likes soccer.

[mightyquark]

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Go on the Dingle dingos or is it
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