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On Monday, 14th November AIG Insurance will be hosting a skills challenge in Castleknock College between members of the All Blacks squad and members of the Dublin football team. The event will start at 5:30pm on the Rugby Astro pitch and will run for approximately an hour.

Anyone going to go?

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 11/11/2016 16:23:37    1933626

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Are you joking or what?
Mix with those Rugby snobs , my God I can't imagine a more despicable act.
They'll probably spend the entire event sniggering at these low life GAA bumpkins.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 11/11/2016 17:09:01    1933634

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Replying To ormondbannerman:  "On Monday, 14th November AIG Insurance will be hosting a skills challenge in Castleknock College between members of the All Blacks squad and members of the Dublin football team. The event will start at 5:30pm on the Rugby Astro pitch and will run for approximately an hour.

Anyone going to go?"
Would love to see that but I'll be working. Cheers Ormond. Gonna share on Facebook.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 11/11/2016 17:23:29    1933636

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thanks yet again for the latest press release...do the irfu pay you or not?...i notice they got a documentary on a test series over the summer that they lost

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 11/11/2016 17:52:43    1933644

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Replying To Dubh_linn:  "Are you joking or what?
Mix with those Rugby snobs , my God I can't imagine a more despicable act.
They'll probably spend the entire event sniggering at these low life GAA bumpkins."
As an ad once said 'You'll never know unless you go'. Supporting your own team too.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 11/11/2016 18:07:30    1933650

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Are you joking or what?
Mix with those Rugby snobs , my God I can't imagine a more despicable act.
They'll probably spend the entire event sniggering at these low life GAA bumpkins.
Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts:1059 - 11/11/2016 17:09:01 Hahahahaha.

Would love to see that but I'll be working. Cheers Ormond. Gonna share on Facebook.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts:2977 - 11/11/2016 17:23:29should be very good. Would love to go but too much effort to go from Galway for it


thanks yet again for the latest press release...do the irfu pay you or not?...i notice they got a documentary on a test series over the summer that they lost
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:907 - 11/11/2016 17:52:43Do you release that wasn't a press release and posting things like that are how forums work.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 11/11/2016 18:17:47    1933657

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Are you joking or what?
Mix with those Rugby snobs , my God I can't imagine a more despicable act.
They'll probably spend the entire event sniggering at these low life GAA bumpkins.
Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts:1059 - 11/11/2016 17:09:01 Hahahahaha.

Would love to see that but I'll be working. Cheers Ormond. Gonna share on Facebook.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts:2977 - 11/11/2016 17:23:29should be very good. Would love to go but too much effort to go from Galway for it


thanks yet again for the latest press release...do the irfu pay you or not?...i notice they got a documentary on a test series over the summer that they lost
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:907 - 11/11/2016 17:52:43Do you release that wasn't a press release and posting things like that are how forums work.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 11/11/2016 18:17:55    1933658

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What an ironic place to hold it, in a place where i believe the playing of gaelic games is banned!

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 11/11/2016 18:34:57    1933663

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Replying To ormondbannerman:  "Are you joking or what?
Mix with those Rugby snobs , my God I can't imagine a more despicable act.
They'll probably spend the entire event sniggering at these low life GAA bumpkins.
Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts:1059 - 11/11/2016 17:09:01 Hahahahaha.

Would love to see that but I'll be working. Cheers Ormond. Gonna share on Facebook.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts:2977 - 11/11/2016 17:23:29should be very good. Would love to go but too much effort to go from Galway for it


thanks yet again for the latest press release...do the irfu pay you or not?...i notice they got a documentary on a test series over the summer that they lost
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:907 - 11/11/2016 17:52:43Do you release that wasn't a press release and posting things like that are how forums work."
acting like the irfu pr guy on a gaa website is surely a bit odd dont you think?

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 11/11/2016 19:15:56    1933669

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There was a similar event in 2013. I often wonder do the Dubs and All Blacks swap a few notes on strength and conditioning etc. The All Blacks are always a few years ahead and slimmed down into an exceptionally mobile team with great stamina during and after the 2015 WC. AIG brings them together, i'd be surprised if the Dubs didn't avail of some information that could be applied. And i'm not criticising them if they do.

I better point out that access to new training info is available to all counties and sports coaches. Mick Fennelly of Kilkenny spent quite a while attending strength and conditioning seminars in New Zealand.

Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 11/11/2016 20:02:41    1933680

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Replying To Soma:  "What an ironic place to hold it, in a place where i believe the playing of gaelic games is banned!"
Fair point. Maybe some AIG honcho has Castleknock College connections. Plenty of good publicity for both.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7335 - 11/11/2016 20:05:26    1933681

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What an ironic place to hold it, in a place where i believe the playing of gaelic games is banned!
Soma (UK) - Posts:1649 - 11/11/2016 18:34:57I don't actually believe it is.

acting like the irfu pr guy on a gaa website is surely a bit odd dont you think?
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:915 - 11/11/2016 19:15:56I don't act PR for anyone and why are you asking all this personal off topic questions?


There was a similar event in 2013. I often wonder do the Dubs and All Blacks swap a few notes on strength and conditioning etc. The All Blacks are always a few years ahead and slimmed down into an exceptionally mobile team with great stamina during and after the 2015 WC. AIG brings them together, i'd be surprised if the Dubs didn't avail of some information that could be applied. And i'm not criticising them if they do.
I better point out that access to new training info is available to all counties and sports coaches. Mick Fennelly of Kilkenny spent quite a while attending strength and conditioning seminars in New Zealand.
Laois76 (Laois) - Posts:211 - 11/11/2016 20:02:41The two sides/players may well share some knowledge. Wouldn't be surprised at all if they do

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 11/11/2016 22:01:17    1933699

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Could I be so bold as to ask why you do not believe Castleknock College has banned the playing of gaelic games? From speaking to alumni I believe playing rugby is not just encouraged but compulsory, and while there are many sports that can be competed in the College have banned the playing of gaelic games for close to 100 years now. To be honest I see this as something to be pitied rather than bothered about.

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 11/11/2016 22:26:48    1933705

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Replying To Soma:  "Could I be so bold as to ask why you do not believe Castleknock College has banned the playing of gaelic games? From speaking to alumni I believe playing rugby is not just encouraged but compulsory, and while there are many sports that can be competed in the College have banned the playing of gaelic games for close to 100 years now. To be honest I see this as something to be pitied rather than bothered about."
Agreed but there are far more schools where the playing of foreign games like rugby are 'discouraged' to put it mildly

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 12/11/2016 08:05:26    1933725

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There is a big difference between being discouraged and banned! Many schools don't have the access to proper rugby coaching which would be one reason for Rugby not being facilitated. Where as I'm sure there is GAA development officer designated to the Castleknock area alone given the money the Dublin county board spends on coaching (not a dig).
On the point of why it's being held at that venue, most likely to do with the fact that the All Black's are staying in the Castleknock Hotel and probably using the college for training.

CurlyFingers (Monaghan) - Posts: 52 - 12/11/2016 09:39:50    1933732

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Replying To CurlyFingers:  "There is a big difference between being discouraged and banned! Many schools don't have the access to proper rugby coaching which would be one reason for Rugby not being facilitated. Where as I'm sure there is GAA development officer designated to the Castleknock area alone given the money the Dublin county board spends on coaching (not a dig).
On the point of why it's being held at that venue, most likely to do with the fact that the All Black's are staying in the Castleknock Hotel and probably using the college for training."
Yeah cause there would no rugby coaches available to a school like Colaiste Eoin in Stillorgan/Blackrock ! rugby is banned there and are open about this.

"The difference between Coláiste Eoin and the majority of schools in the country is that Coláiste Eoin is an all-Irish school," says principal Séan Ó Leidhin. "To preserve and protect the ethos of the school it is very important that the emphasis is on culture and Gaelic games are a central aspect of that culture." This view is also supported by Coláiste Eoin's Proinsias de Poire, who is involved in football as well as the school's long musical tradition. "In Coláiste Eoin we are very proud of our legacy and heritage. Let us have that and let other schools have their own. People understand when they come to Coláiste Eoin that this is the spirit and ethos here and we make no apologies for that. It's unique and long may it continue."

Good luck to them but it is silly to criticise one rugby school for banning GAA but turning a blind eye when it happens the other way around in GAA schools across the country

bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 12/11/2016 10:27:19    1933735

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Replying To bad.monkey:  "Yeah cause there would no rugby coaches available to a school like Colaiste Eoin in Stillorgan/Blackrock ! rugby is banned there and are open about this.

"The difference between Coláiste Eoin and the majority of schools in the country is that Coláiste Eoin is an all-Irish school," says principal Séan Ó Leidhin. "To preserve and protect the ethos of the school it is very important that the emphasis is on culture and Gaelic games are a central aspect of that culture." This view is also supported by Coláiste Eoin's Proinsias de Poire, who is involved in football as well as the school's long musical tradition. "In Coláiste Eoin we are very proud of our legacy and heritage. Let us have that and let other schools have their own. People understand when they come to Coláiste Eoin that this is the spirit and ethos here and we make no apologies for that. It's unique and long may it continue."

Good luck to them but it is silly to criticise one rugby school for banning GAA but turning a blind eye when it happens the other way around in GAA schools across the country"
I was merely making the point that there is a difference between banning something and discouraging it.
I wouldn't be aware of the school you are speaking of but for me that's wrong if rugby is banned.
In Monaghan there is one rugby development officer for the whole county working on a part time basis. I think there are 11 secondary schools in Monaghan and they would all avail of his time at some point over the year.
And another point you can see the benefits the players who come from a GAA back round have gained, especially in terms of fielding the high ball. On Saturday night last Andrew Trimble made a complete mess of a high ball at a crucial stage in the game when you compare that to how Kearney was attacking the high ball all game.

CurlyFingers (Monaghan) - Posts: 52 - 12/11/2016 12:54:44    1933755

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Replying To Soma:  "Could I be so bold as to ask why you do not believe Castleknock College has banned the playing of gaelic games? From speaking to alumni I believe playing rugby is not just encouraged but compulsory, and while there are many sports that can be competed in the College have banned the playing of gaelic games for close to 100 years now. To be honest I see this as something to be pitied rather than bothered about."
School only participates in rugby and soccer competitions afaik but quite a few of the lads that won national feile last year go to castleknock college

showforit (Meath) - Posts: 156 - 12/11/2016 13:44:38    1933763

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You can be as PC as you like but is it not shocking to see a school in Ireland ban the playing of Irish games?

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 12/11/2016 13:50:51    1933764

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Could I be so bold as to ask why you do not believe Castleknock College has banned the playing of gaelic games? From speaking to alumni I believe playing rugby is not just encouraged but compulsory, and while there are many sports that can be competed in the College have banned the playing of gaelic games for close to 100 years now. To be honest I see this as something to be pitied rather than bothered about.
Soma (UK) - Posts:1651 - 11/11/2016 22:26:48Because they don't. They don't focus on GAA but there has been teams in past competing in gaelic comps with other rugby playing schools.
Rugby is compulsory for all first and second years in the school bar those who physically cant play. I see no issue with that in any school as too often there is dozens of kids who don't take part in any physical activity.

Agreed but there are far more schools where the playing of foreign games like rugby are 'discouraged' to put it mildly
bad.monkey (USA) - Posts:4198 - 12/11/2016 08:05:26Discouraged and banned. Saw it in one of the two secondary schools I attended and rugby was banned for quite some time before some teaching changes brought rugby into the school

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 12/11/2016 15:22:00    1933774

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