The IRISH RUGBY thread

[johnnycool]

The English wingers and fullback spent the night chasing kicks and it nearly worked. The centres had the ball in their hands a few times at best, SA weren't much better.
Close game and interesting but won't go down as a classic other than Pollard's kick at the end .

Game won, SA move on, England lick their wounds.

[marty34]

Two different semi-finals.

I enjoyed the 2nd one better.

[seafoid]

We were very unlucky. We could have been there . A bit like Donegal in 2011.  It's a pity there isn't another competition next year.

[From the Bunker]

We were very unlucky. We could have been there . A bit like Donegal in 2011.  It's a pity there isn't another competition next year.

Could Johnny have held out for another year? 

[rodney trotter]

An alleged racist comment to Tom Curry by the South African hooker,Mbonambi

Potentially missing the final?

[Armagh18]

An alleged racist comment to Tom Curry by the South African hooker,Mbobambi

Potentially missing the final?

Was it caught on camera?

[burdizzo]

An alleged racist comment to Tom Curry by the South African hooker,Mbobambi

Potentially missing the final?

Was it caught on camera?

Ha ha! Surely it'd have to be caught on mic.?! Anyway, how can you be racist to white people!? And what's Tom Curry doing playing that card?!

[Milltown Row2]

An alleged racist comment to Tom Curry by the South African hooker,Mbonambi

Potentially missing the final?

Did he call him a Honkey? Or white man? He was brutal looking coming off the pitch! Took some abuse in the games

[rodney trotter]

Doesn't seem to be audible evidence 

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi6gp7HuImCAxWuQkEAHajUBq8QvOMEKAB6BAg6EAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetrugby.com%2Fnews%2Fspringboks-hooker-bongi-mbonambi-accused-of-racist-slur-during-rugby-world-cup-semi-final&usg=AOvVaw0uQ4Jl7SQRd5-ESH0M6MLT&opi=89978449

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

We were very unlucky. We could have been there . A bit like Donegal in 2011.  It's a pity there isn't another competition next year.

hahaha delusional fantasy 

rugby consists of 3 proper international games (qf, sf and final) every 4 years and Ireland in 40 years have never managed to win even one of those

luck is the residue of design

[Milltown Row2]

We were very unlucky. We could have been there . A bit like Donegal in 2011.  It's a pity there isn't another competition next year.

hahaha delusional fantasy 

rugby consists of 3 proper international games (qf, sf and final) every 4 years and Ireland in 40 years have never managed to win even one of those

luck is the residue of design

Same could be said about soccer, no games matter until the knockout stages..

Sporting body's should just choose 8 teams every other year and save us a fortune in preparing teams or watching

 

[GiveItToTheShooters]

An alleged racist comment to Tom Curry by the South African hooker,Mbobambi

Potentially missing the final?

Was it caught on camera?

Ha ha! Surely it'd have to be caught on mic.?! Anyway, how can you be racist to white people!? And what's Tom Curry doing playing that card?!

The same way you can be racist towards black people.
If the SA player was allegedly racially abused, would he be "playing that card" also?

[Wildweasel74]

Probably called him a shit Richard Hill, on top of it!!

[Milltown Row2]

I'm sure the ginger nut gets some abuse for SA!

[Milltown Row2]

Taking this definition at its word, then, would suggest that it is possible for a person of any race to experience racism if someone treats them badly for this reason – even white people.

But this definition of racism leaves out one crucial element: The power structures that uphold and perpetuate racism.

Racism doesn't exist in a vacuum. It exists within a hierarchical structure with power at its core. Racism only works because one group has power and other groups do not.

And it is white people who – historically, and in the West at least – hold the power when it comes to racial divides, thanks to centuries of Eurocentric beliefs and structures that continue to privilege and centre whiteness.