The IRISH RUGBY thread

[foxcommander]

So the "irish" ladies lost an imperial sport. big deal.

[AZOffaly]

Why the quotes around 'Irish'?

[Hardy]

And what, in the name of all that's surreal, is an "imperial" sport?

[AZOffaly]

I presume a sport which is of the Empire. Erstwhile known as the 'Garrison games'.

[Hardy]

I suppose so. Does that mean 'Sergeant Pepper's' is imperial music?

[AZOffaly]

Evidently.

[dec]

And golf

Golf was invented by the Brits. We need to stop playing golf and make sure that no GAA club has a golf outing. To do otherwise would be giving in to imperialism.

[foxcommander]

I presume a sport which is of the Empire. Erstwhile known as the 'Garrison games'.

Bingo. Give that lad an OBE.

[AQMP]

I suppose so. Does that mean 'Sergeant Pepper's' is imperial music?

Imperious, Hardy.

[orangeman]

 Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

[Myles Na G.]

Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

'Irish' rugby, please, or Foxcommander will start twitching.

[foxcommander]

Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

'Irish' rugby, please, or Foxcommander will start twitching.

You catch on quick. I thought unionists would be happy with "irish"....

[Myles Na G.]

Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

'Irish' rugby, please, or Foxcommander will start twitching.

You catch on quick. I thought unionists would be happy with "irish"....

The unionists with whom I travel to matches are perfectly happy with Irish, no inverted commas. It's 'Gaels' like yourself who get all uptight in your attempts to decide who's a wizard and who's a mud blood.

[foxcommander]

Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

'Irish' rugby, please, or Foxcommander will start twitching.

You catch on quick. I thought unionists would be happy with "irish"....

The unionists with whom I travel to matches are perfectly happy with Irish, no inverted commas. It's 'Gaels' like yourself who get all uptight in your attempts to decide who's a wizard and who's a mud blood.

It's not me who can't decide what I am....you lot are having protests about flegs at Belfast City hall and then on certain days can't sing Amhrán na bhFiann quick enough?

I look forward to the devolution vote since your pals are so keen

[Myles Na G.]

Sexton coming home. Big coup for Irish rugby.

'Irish' rugby, please, or Foxcommander will start twitching.

You catch on quick. I thought unionists would be happy with "irish"....

The unionists with whom I travel to matches are perfectly happy with Irish, no inverted commas. It's 'Gaels' like yourself who get all uptight in your attempts to decide who's a wizard and who's a mud blood.

It's not me who can't decide what I am....you lot are having protests about flegs at Belfast City hall and then on certain days can't sing Amhrán na bhFiann quick enough?

I look forward to the devolution vote since your pals are so keen

I don't know many from a unionist background who sing Amhrán na bhFiann. Actually, I don't know any, though they're quite comfortable belting out Fields of Athenry or Ireland's Call. I know quite a few northern nationalists who don't sing Amhrán na bhFiann either, on the grounds that (a) they don't know the words in Irish and / or (b) they view it as a 26 county anthem. I offend on both those counts.