You just don't get that kind of rush from rugby

[jimmy magee]

as just proposed by exileonpatrickstreet :

chalk it. when i saw the online update showing we'd leveled, it reminded me of watching keane score against germany in 2002. from a text update, never mind live

you just don't get that kind of rush from rugby

Discuss. He's right you know !!

[STEVIEG]

Could be a blockbuster of a thread


I'm a soccer man but it's simply down to an individuals taste i suppose

[devvy devverson]

im a hurling, soccer and rugby man and i think this thread is retarded. april fools day wum.

[ItIsYeah]

Rugby does not come near the rush of watching your country equalise in the last 5 minutes against the World Champions.

In essence, Rugby is gay.

[Eoin]

Why does every thread have to descend into rugby-bashing??

[MonTheHoops]

Why does every thread have to descend into rugby-bashing??


Because rugby, my dear boy, is nothing more than the lesbian sister of football.

[ItIsYeah]

Why does every thread have to descend into rugby-bashing??

Coz Soccer is the sport of the people.

[jimmy magee]

this is not rugby-bashing. It's considering the games for what they are, for how you as an Irish person feel while watching your country!

Rushes are things you can't control!!

[Eoin]

Because rugby, my dear boy, is nothing more than the lesbian sister of football.

lol!!

Good answer.

Still though, you didn't see me coming on here after Ireland winning the grand slam going "you just don't get that from football"

[MonTheHoops]

lol!!

Good answer.

Still though, you didn't see me coming on here after Ireland winning the grand slam going "you just don't get that from football"

:p Again, I refer you to post #6

[cit_gym_rat]

ah but it was only an equaliser

imagine a game where your behind and you can get a single score in the dying moments to win the game

hurling, cricket, rugby, basketball to name a few

[Aphex]

Thing about rugby is that there's only about 8 countries playing it...

[Eoin]

Thing about rugby is that there's only about 8 countries playing it...

And we're off!

[ItIsYeah]

Thing about rugby is that there's only about 9 countries playing it...

Fixed that for you...

[cit_gym_rat]

here fishy fishy fishy

[Coogee]

as just proposed by exileonpatrickstreet :

chalk it. when i saw the online update showing we'd leveled, it reminded me of watching keane score against germany in 2002. from a text update, never mind live

you just don't get that kind of rush from rugby

Discuss. He's right you know !!

not really a soccer fan so as the game wasnt on sky here in london i went to the gym...came home to find my Italian flatmate in a shitty mood so figured we had won but in fairness a draw was a good result....im happy we got the point but if we lost it wouldnt have bothered me

[Coogee]

Thing about rugby is that there's only about 8 countries playing it...

here we go again....

lets see theres the six nations and the tri nations...now how many does that add up to for a start?

then there's argentina and the other 10 countries that took part in the RWC

[Eoin]

here we go again....

lets see theres the six nations and the tri nations...now how many does that add up to for a start?

then there's argentina and the other 10 countries that took part in the RWC

Why do you bite Coogee?

[MonTheHoops]

here we go again....

lets see theres the six nations and the tri nations...now how many does that add up to for a start?

then there's argentina and the other 10 countries that took part in the RWC

Ok so there's 10. And then 10 Accrington Stanleys.

[CORKBHOY]

here we go again....

lets see theres the six nations and the tri nations...now how many does that add up to for a start?

then there's argentina and the other 10 countries that took part in the RWC

Sure Dolphin would beat Italy.

[Coogee]

Why do you bite Coogee?

its a weakness i know...must resist the urge in future!!!

[Aphex]

Italian rugby players :lol!: ...do they go back to work on Monday?

[MonTheHoops]

Italian rugby players :lol!: ...do they go back to work on Monday?

Some of them are back serving in chippers around Ireland the night of the game.

[CORKBHOY]

Some of them are back serving in chippers around Ireland the night of the game.

A couple of them get a gig bouncing in Temple Bar after Ireland games.

[Aphex]

The Irish rubgy team are a global force in fairness...




















































it's just a pity the rest of the world couldn't give a flying fuck about it...

[Lamps]

as just proposed by exileonpatrickstreet :

chalk it. when i saw the online update showing we'd leveled, it reminded me of watching keane score against germany in 2002. from a text update, never mind live

you just don't get that kind of rush from rugby

Discuss. He's right you know !!

Yup.

I thought the same thing last night.

That was bigger than the grand slam for joe public.

[Rebelred]

Yup.

I thought the same thing last night.

That was bigger than the grand slam for joe public.

The pub went mental

[steve sanders]

no comparison for me - football every time. but each to their own, i know a couple of lads for whom any kind of irish try would rank higher than last night's equaliser.

to be honest i feel a bit sorry for them because i think they're missing out but whatever lights your candle i guess.

[Eoin]

no comparison for me - football every time. but each to their own, i know a couple of lads for whom any kind of irish try would rank higher than last night's equaliser.

to be honest i feel a bit sorry for them because i think they're missing out but whatever lights your candle i guess.

Personally, last weeks grand slam means more to me than Ireland getting to the world cup.

Thankfully, it is actually possible to support both and I still got great enjoyment out of that result last night, and I would love it if we got to the world cup!

[pudgee]

Where'd you watch the match, steve?

Weird recession scenes last night: went to a pub on Blackstock Road. There were four people watching Ireland game, and three watching England game.

[STEVIEG]

I went to bed in tears after hearing Earnie played 90 minutes for Wales.

heh heh heh

[POL]

I can clearly remember where I was for every Irish defining moment in soccer such as Houghton in 88, ronnie whelan's bicycle kick, the quarter finals of italia 90, giants stadium 94, mcateer against the dutch etc etc, where was I when Arland won the triple crown in 2004? haven't a fucking clue

[steve sanders]

Where'd you watch the match, steve?

Weird recession scenes last night: went to a pub on Blackstock Road. There were four people watching Ireland game, and three watching England game.

the yucatan bar in dalston. never knew it was an irish pub. a bit dingy but nice staff, cheap pints (2.50 a pint of guinness during happy hour (until 8 ), £3 thereafer) and more screens that i've ever seen in a pub of that size.

[pudgee]

the yucatan bar in dalston. never knew it was an irish pub. a bit dingy but nice staff, cheap pints (2.50 a pint of guinness during happy hour (until 8 ), £3 thereafer) and more screens that i've ever seen in a pub of that size.

worth a go for the next match so?
Less depressing than Pins?

[steve sanders]

worth a go for the next match so?
Less depressing than Pins?

borderline. on balance, shilleleagh would have been better; especially considering the late drama and good result. we decided against it though as we knew it would be packed.

yucatan has too many screens really. there were at least 10, with the turkey-spain game (it was dalston after all), the scotland game and a tiny one for england ukraine. i find it's better when a big crowd is all focused on one or two screens. on the plus side: seats.

[pudgee]

borderline. on balance, shilleleagh would have been better; especially considering the late drama and good result. we decided against it though as we knew it would be packed.

yucatan has too many screens really. there were at least 10, with the turkey-spain game (it was dalston after all), the scotland game and a tiny one for england ukraine. i find it's better when a big crowd is all focused on one or two screens. on the plus side: seats.

I'd guess the Shilelagh would've had a lot of Inglezes there too. I don't like watching football with Inglezes. They're either annoyingly pseudo-geezerish, or scary actual geezers whenever there's football involved.

[daithi81]

Rogby sux...

[TrickyBrick]

Where'd you watch the match, steve?

Weird recession scenes last night: went to a pub on Blackstock Road. There were four people watching Ireland game, and three watching England game.


maybe it was just a shit pub?

[johnmcork]

Rugby does not come near the rush of watching your country equalise in the last 5 minutes against the World Champions.

In essence, Rugby is gay.

a last minute score is always more exciting when the previous 70/80 minutes were like watching paint dry.
i cheered but twas a miracle i was still awake

[johnmcork]

I can clearly remember where I was for every Irish defining moment in soccer such as Houghton in 88, ronnie whelan's bicycle kick, the quarter finals of italia 90, giants stadium 94, mcateer against the dutch etc etc, where was I when Arland won the triple crown in 2004? haven't a fucking clue

probably in front of a tv like you were for the rest of them.
armchair bandwagoner etc. etc.

[POL]

You have really to laugh at rogby football "supporters" bemoaning the lack of excitement in association football :lol!: imagine spending 80 minutes watch 15 fat lads run into 15 other fat lads and cheer when someone kicks a ball out over the sideline :lol!:

[daithi81]

You have really to laugh at rogby football "supporters" bemoaning the lack of excitement in association football :lol!: imagine spending 80 minutes watch 15 fat lads run into 15 other fat lads and cheer when someone kicks a ball out over the sideline :lol!:

Quality.

The only sport where a fuckin throw-in is applauded...

[jimmy magee]

"you just don't get that kind of rush from rugby"

I agree with this for a number of reasons, some of which i can't put into words yet. i'll add them when and if i can, but unfounded wumming is not my goal.

1) Because football is far and away a more skillfull game than rugby, of this there can be no question. It's about controlling and moving a ball in limited space to create space, without using your arms. Football is a low scoring game for this reason. Therefore, when your team scores the rush is much stronger , cos it's far more difficult thing to do than running with a ball in your hands over a line or phunting a dead-ball over a crossbar. As the post above says, Rugby applauds throw ins. pfffft i say.

2) Because if any game can be called truly international then it is Football. Football is a universal language and people all around the world have realised its promise. It can be played against a wall, it can be played with 3 or 4 people, it can be played with a tin-can/ball of rolled up socks. It is an inclusive rather than an exclusive game. Rugby, for the most part, is played by former British colonies and British subjects (4 or 5 exceptions).



*As a side-note, Rugby Union is the less skillfull, more pussy version of the game. League has flow to it, is far more vicious (something which jocks pull out as their game's trump card on here all the time, men of munster, blood and sweat and tears, etc) than Union. League is played by tougher motherfuckers who take far more individual hits than Union players. Please refer to Southern Hemisphere people here. Those who can't hack League there play Union. This is a fact.