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November test Internationals, played every year. Southern Hemisphere teams play 3 tests against the Northern Hemisphere teams.

Northern hemisphere teams tour the Southern hemisphere during the summer. Pretty rare a team from the South is beaten on home soil

What competition is it?

It was a test match. That's the beauty of international rugby, every test match is an event in itself. It isn't so insecure that it needs to be a "competition". These matches have been going on for over 100 years so they have that historical context and everyone who is interested is aware of their importance. You have obviously chosen to ignore that context and haven't developed an interest and that's fair enough. Most Irish sports people were enthralled and exhilarated watching the game last night given that we had just beaten arguably the greatest sports team ever after 111 years of trying.

An irrelevant answer to the question put forward.

What competition was it in? There seems to be an opposition to call the game for the non-competitive event that it was.

[November test Internationals]

November test Internationals, played every year. Southern Hemisphere teams play 3 tests against the Northern Hemisphere teams.

Northern hemisphere teams tour the Southern hemisphere during the summer. Pretty rare a team from the South is beaten on home soil

What competition is it?

Are you incapable of reading?

I'm capable of reading alright but that's not a competition.

Now what competition did the West British rugby team win a game in yesterday?

Your republican and the true Gael credentials have been boosted greatly by your valiant and patriotic use of the term 'West British rugby team'. Pearse would be proud, as 100 years after his death people still rail against the scoundrels he wrote about in Mise Éire by rubbishing the achievements of a 32 county sports team.

I'm sure his heart would be filled with joy listening to a pub song written by the son of a peeler being used instead of the national anthem in a game played almost solely by ex commonwealth nations.

I hate that piece of rubbish myself but it's not a valid reason to completely rubbish the achievements of the team. The game clearly has importance, it's hardly a club pre-season challenge match on a wet February evening.

It's not far off.

It's only a match and nothing more which is why I can't understand the fuss over the result.

[November test Internationals]

November test Internationals, played every year. Southern Hemisphere teams play 3 tests against the Northern Hemisphere teams.

Northern hemisphere teams tour the Southern hemisphere during the summer. Pretty rare a team from the South is beaten on home soil

What competition is it?

Are you incapable of reading?

I'm capable of reading alright but that's not a competition.

Now what competition did the West British rugby team win a game in yesterday?

Your republican and the true Gael credentials have been boosted greatly by your valiant and patriotic use of the term 'West British rugby team'. Pearse would be proud, as 100 years after his death people still rail against the scoundrels he wrote about in Mise Éire by rubbishing the achievements of a 32 county sports team.

I'm sure his heart would be filled with joy listening to a pub song written by the son of a peeler being used instead of the national anthem in a game played almost solely by ex commonwealth nations.

[November test Internationals]

November test Internationals, played every year. Southern Hemisphere teams play 3 tests against the Northern Hemisphere teams.

Northern hemisphere teams tour the Southern hemisphere during the summer. Pretty rare a team from the South is beaten on home soil

What competition is it?

Are you incapable of reading?

I'm capable of reading alright but that's not a competition.

Now what competition did the West British rugby team win a game in yesterday?

November test Internationals, played every year. Southern Hemisphere teams play 3 tests against the Northern Hemisphere teams.

Northern hemisphere teams tour the Southern hemisphere during the summer. Pretty rare a team from the South is beaten on home soil

What competition is it?

Test Rugby is a bit more serious then a standard International soccer friendly. New Zealand were unbeaten in 2016 ,and pissed off with their performance.

Test Rugby?

Is this the sport that 8 countries take (somewhat) seriously?

Some people get their knickers in a twist about American football but only one country takes it seriously. The same could be said for gaa and Aussie rules. Rugby union is pretty global compared to most sports.

Generally there is some level of competition though.

What competition was yesterday's game in?

Test Rugby is a bit more serious then a standard International soccer friendly. New Zealand were unbeaten in 2016 ,and pissed off with their performance.

Test Rugby?

Is this the sport that 8 countries take (somewhat) seriously?

zzzz obviously you don't take it seriously so why even bother posting?

I don't.

I'm aghast at the level of attention this is getting so I'm enquiring into the competition they won or have progressed in but I'm being met with a wall of silence and irrelevant answers.

A load of bollocks.

Killyclogher and Slaughtneil should be the live game.

Test Rugby is a bit more serious then a standard International soccer friendly. New Zealand were unbeaten in 2016 ,and pissed off with their performance.

Test Rugby?

Is this the sport that 8 countries take (somewhat) seriously?

What competition was this in, lads?

Okay we get it, rugby isn't your thing. Just let the rest of us enjoy an incredible, historic victory for an Irish side. It was a test match which means it meant a lot to both teams. Other sports don't have an equivalent type of contest apart from maybe cricket. The adminiration of the Irish performance from the British press and the press down under shows the quality and level of performance delivered. For an Irish side to beat arguably the greatest side ever in any sport makes me feel really proud and should make everyone feel proud and elated.

That's fine and well but it doesn't answer my question.

What competition was this game in?

At the risk of being wrongly accused of trolling, I just don't understand why this friendly victory is being hailed as the best Irish rugby result ever in some quarters.

It's nice that they've finally beaten New Zealand, but the scenes which have greeted a friendly victory over a team with bigger fish to fry have been frankly baffling. I didn't see this sort of reaction when Ireland won a game at the World Cup, which to me is a much more significant acheivement.

Again, not trolling, just bewildered by the reactions in some quarters. Well done to the Irish players on winning a friendly and beating New Zealand for the first time.

Possibly because Ireland have never won a knockout game in a World Cup despite the fact only 8 countries take it seriously. They are the only country out of the 8 countries to take it seriously who have never won a knockout game in the World Cup.

Ergo, Irish rugby is shit so it doesn't take a lot for it to be great.

Playing the man again I see.

Man and ball.

Incredible that the voting panel got a PotY correct for once. Keegan richly deserved the award. Way better than Jack Mc last year or even Lacy back in 2012. Can't remember a defender who struck the balance between actually defending and attacking as well as Keegan did this year.

Tomas was a hoor for running up the field and being gassed when he got back to do his primary job in his later years, and he's far from the only 'big name' defender who had trouble doing the basics right. Keegan stopped his men and went up the field and scored himself. You can't really ask any more from a player.

The fact any supporter could have watched this year's championship and think Fenton or Kilkenny deserved this more is frightening in the extreme. Partisanship is one thing but it was blindingly obvious Keegan was the best player on the field in the AI finals.

What a load of bollocks.

You can make an argument that Colm McFadden equally deserved the award in 2012, but Lacey was absolutely extraordinary that season too, as he was most seasons in his career. He was the fulcrum of the team in McGuinness' first two seasons, before the injuries, organizing the defense and launching attacks and showing up vital scores (its no coincidence that he played the two key passes in the build up to Donegal's goals in the 2012 final). Any man who doubts his contribution and importance to that team and his level of performance is merely showing his utter ignorance. Lacey will go down as one of the two or three greatest Donegal players ever.

+1 Lacey was absolutely unbelievable in 2012. He's looked done in the past few years but certainly an all time great.

What competition was this in, lads?

Play the ball Bomber.
Anyway in this case Syfín is dead right.
In the Prenty Council there's one rule for the Rhubarbs and another for the lesser breeds.
E.g Castlebar s game was put back for a week from the original even though the next round is next weekend.
Kilmore had to play their game 20 hours after a Co Final even though the next round was weeks away.

I'd be more grateful for the very handy draw the Roscommon champions have rather than the route of the opposition.

In this case he is moaning about the Roscommon team having to play the minnows of Connacht away, rather than saying "oh what a lovely draw we have got". At county level, Roscommon will have now avoided the big two in Connacht for the third successive year.

He's a queen who is looking for excuses and get outs before the battle has even started.