The Official Irish Rugby Thread

[El Guapo]

Just looked there. France has been involved since 1910.

Yes but the next 85 years the game was amateur and the good french players were all getting paid to play "le Jeux a XIII"

And they were fairly shit till about the late 60s when they basically started to pay players

 

[The High King]

Yeah, if you grew up playing for a club in Cork, then you almost certainly didn't go to a rugby school. There's exceptions but they're rare.

What?
Cork Con and Dolphin players never went to private schools?

 

[bluesball]

Where were all the cork rugby supporters yesterday plenty of room in Musgrave park yesterday for a triple crown decider

 

[nelly sham]

Where were all the cork rugby supporters yesterday plenty of room in Musgrave park yesterday for a triple crown decider

Taking care of their Mams.

 

[Bonbon12]

Where were all the cork rugby supporters yesterday plenty of room in Musgrave park yesterday for a triple crown decider

We can't be attending these low brow events, old boy.

 

[cactus jack]

Taking care of their Mams.

Would be a shame to be cut from the inheritance

 

[nelly sham]

Would be a shame to be cut from the inheritance

And being cut off from the "I made you some scones" list. Arguably worse.

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Where were all the cork rugby supporters yesterday plenty of room in Musgrave park yesterday for a triple crown decider

There wasn't plenty of room. The West Stand was full, and the terraces were fairly healthy for a wet and windy Mothers Day afternoon

 

[How bad boy]

What?
Cork Con and Dolphin players never went to private schools?

"grew up playing for a club in Cork"

A lot of the players from CBC and PBC end up in either UCC or Con following the leaving, but if you're playing for a school, you're not allowed to play for a club.

So in Highfield, we had a couple of kids who went to PBC and CBC, but that was about it. They were usually players who didn't make the first team for their age grade earlier on, or had parents who played for Highfield.

If a player is really good, they're regularly offered a place by the schools, at which point they'd be lost to the club, remember losing Donnacha O'Callaghan to Christians, was a massive hit at the time

 

[Handy Run]

"grew up playing for a club in Cork"

A lot of the players from CBC and PBC end up in either UCC or Con following the leaving, but if you're playing for a school, you're not allowed to play for a club.

So in Highfield, we had a couple of kids who went to PBC and CBC, but that was about it. They were usually players who didn't make the first team for their age grade earlier on, or had parents who played for Highfield.

If a player is really good, they're regularly offered a place by the schools, at which point they'd be lost to the club, remember losing Donnacha O'Callaghan to Christians, was a massive hit at the time

Ya but Highfield are a shower of langers so I'm ok with that.