Originally posted by Club Delegate:
That was an utter embarrassment, a disgrace from so called elite professional athletes who are been paid an awful lot of money. I can't wait to see what spin the likes of Gerry Thornley and the press pack will put on the latest offering from 'The Golden Generation'.Its actually ridiculous the amount of coverage that rugby gets in the sports pages, on the airwaves, in the social pages. In GAA terms, its Christy Ring Cup standard that Ireland are at.

Originally posted by c:
If there was ever an example of celebrating mediocrity it's the positive response to Ireland coming fifth in the under 20 world cup. There are only 8-10 teams who play professional rugby at anything approaching top level

Originally posted by Hurling Expert:
A great month for the GAA!
The soccer scum disgraced on the world stage and now the rugby shower slaughtered 60-0.

Originally posted by Hurling Expert:
A great month for the GAA!
The soccer scum disgraced on the world stage and now the rugby shower slaughtered 60-0.

Originally posted by Yojimbo:
I'm just watching the recording of it; its already 31-0 to the All Blacks.
The main difference between this game and last week's game,- which was the same as the difference between that game and the preceding week, - is that Ireland's players are unable to match the intensity and commitment in their tackling that they gave last week
Which is understandable at the end of a gruelling 51-week season.
The fact is, you and the majority of the contributors to this thread would have hoped to have been able to make these same comments a week ago, but you've had to hold your fire.Celebrating embarrassing results like this isn't going to make rugby any less of a threat to GAA dominance, though

Originally posted by thehermit:
Without going into today's utter embarrassment of a result, on a more general level in the four years I've been on this site, it never ceases to amaze me the scorn heaped on the sport of rugby and Irish teams and players in particular. I really can't understand the mentality. It is perfectly understandable not to be an admirer of a given game, but the constant venom and insults thrown at the Irish/Munster team and players like O'Gara is childish in the extreme at this stage. I understand a lot of people on this site are from Limerick and obviously many of you seem paranoid at the success, both in terms of results and marketing of Munster/Irish rugby and the large fan base it has built up in the last decade. Can I just ask, is it not your own fault? If you are all so concerned with the rise in popularity in rugby in your given counties and its perceived impact on the support and strength of the GAA in your area, why aren't you doing something about it?? Instead of sitting in front of a laptop revelling in the defeats of the rugby lads, why aren't you out at your county's matches!!! Why aren't you consistently pressing your club and county officials to take the fight to rugby, and promote the GAA to the hilt. It bewilders me when I look at somewhere like Limerick and read people go on about the detrimental effect rugby is having on the GAA there, when you all seem to be tearing each other apart anyway and your county board's recent record suggests it is one of the most inept in the country. How many of you will be at Limerick's match this evening?As a final point, the fact so many who have posted on rugby topics on here see absolutely no irony in lambasting Irish players and rugby teams, while being huge Premiership soccer fans is scarcely believable. Do you not think the unceasing and overwhelming coverage of English soccer on this island is far more of a threat to the GAA's popularity than four professional provincial teams with core support of between 5,000-20,000 depending on which team!! Just a thought....

Originally posted by thehermit:
.. Instead of sitting in front of a laptop revelling in the defeats of the rugby lads, why aren't you out at your county's matches!!!... How many of you will be at Limerick's match this evening.. Just a thought....

Originally posted by robbied:
I would have thought it was the All Blacks who took the Irish challenge too lightly last week after giving them a hiding the week before, and todays game was all about putting them back in their box.

Originally posted by thehermit:
Without going into today's utter embarrassment of a result, on a more general level in the four years I've been on this site, it never ceases to amaze me the scorn heaped on the sport of rugby and Irish teams and players in particular. I really can't understand the mentality. It is perfectly understandable not to be an admirer of a given game, but the constant venom and insults thrown at the Irish/Munster team and players like O'Gara is childish in the extreme at this stage. I understand a lot of people on this site are from Limerick and obviously many of you seem paranoid at the success, both in terms of results and marketing of Munster/Irish rugby and the large fan base it has built up in the last decade. Can I just ask, is it not your own fault? If you are all so concerned with the rise in popularity in rugby in your given counties and its perceived impact on the support and strength of the GAA in your area, why aren't you doing something about it?? Instead of sitting in front of a laptop revelling in the defeats of the rugby lads, why aren't you out at your county's matches!!! Why aren't you consistently pressing your club and county officials to take the fight to rugby, and promote the GAA to the hilt. It bewilders me when I look at somewhere like Limerick and read people go on about the detrimental effect rugby is having on the GAA there, when you all seem to be tearing each other apart anyway and your county board's recent record suggests it is one of the most inept in the country. How many of you will be at Limerick's match this evening?As a final point, the fact so many who have posted on rugby topics on here see absolutely no irony in lambasting Irish players and rugby teams, while being huge Premiership soccer fans is scarcely believable. Do you not think the unceasing and overwhelming coverage of English soccer on this island is far more of a threat to the GAA's popularity than four professional provincial teams with core support of between 5,000-20,000 depending on which team!! Just a thought....

Originally posted by The Big Full Back:
Your ignorance sickens me - why are you so happy to see the soccer / rugby teams having a tough time? Why is this great for the gaa?

Originally posted by busdriver:

the irish media and a portion of the population would have the rest of us believe that bod/rog/paulie/keane/duff/given are of a standard and yes they are but none are of the world class variety