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Replying To Saynothing:  "What other name have you for it other than a friendly?"
Maybe you should play a game see how friendly you find it?

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17531 - 16/11/2025 18:54:56    2644819

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "What part of it isn't true?"
That we don't grow plenty of good rugby players

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 17531 - 16/11/2025 18:56:25    2644821

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Replying To Bon:  "Well it is a British sport after all."
It's worth remembering that our home grown players develop and play that game at home and across the world.
They earn more than a decent living bringing home huge salaries. Good luck to them.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3308 - 16/11/2025 20:52:22    2644862

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Replying To KillingFields:  "why wouldnt you?
would be fantastic to have 2 teams from this island in the tournament. wierd to be so down on them"
Not wierd at all imo.

Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 4468 - 16/11/2025 21:11:26    2644871

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Replying To Viking66:  "Maybe you should play a game see how friendly you find it?"
Same could be said for any contact sport Viking.
How Rugby supporters can get such a horn over friendly games is beyond me. Its just game time for players which is important but no different than a friendly game in any other sport in which results are taken with a piece of salt. You need to beat the top teams when it actually matters as we found out in the world cup.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2586 - 16/11/2025 21:32:20    2644880

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I hate what was done to the Irish by the Brits all throughout history as much as anyone but I'm able to separate that from sports or music or film, etc. I can enjoy Rugby, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, a Beatles or Stones song, etc. Many here can't seem to grasp that separation.

SouthGalway (Galway) - Posts: 101 - 16/11/2025 22:37:18    2644897

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Replying To Bon:  "Same could be said for any contact sport Viking.
How Rugby supporters can get such a horn over friendly games is beyond me. Its just game time for players which is important but no different than a friendly game in any other sport in which results are taken with a piece of salt. You need to beat the top teams when it actually matters as we found out in the world cup."
Exactly. Dublin beat Tipp in challenge last January.

So we're better than All Ireland champions?

I think not.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3816 - 17/11/2025 00:00:00    2644908

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