The IRISH RUGBY thread

[armaghniac]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

[Tony Baloney]

Leinster not turning dominance into points and Byrne having a stinker off the tee. Could get interesting in the last 20

[thewobbler]

They'd a full 45 mins of pre match analysis for that game today.

No need. Just no need.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Leinster not turning dominance into points and Byrne having a stinker off the tee. Could get interesting in the last 20

Not quite sure how Northampton are still in this. Leinster should be out of sight

[Tony Baloney]

Leinster not turning dominance into points and Byrne having a stinker off the tee. Could get interesting in the last 20

Not quite sure how Northampton are still in this. Leinster should be out of sight

Indeed. Saints shouldn't be in a position where a try would put the shits right up Leinster.

[Tony Baloney]

Another Leinster bottle job incoming?

[seafoid]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Wow it almost was like the 2 finals against la Rochelle all over again. Leinster should be on about 35 PTS. Northampton should have been dead at half time. Byrnes misses from the tee were nearly fatal

[galwayman]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?

The stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.

[Capt Pat]

Byrnes kicking for goal was a liability for Leinster today. They were lucky in the end as a result.

[RedHand88]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?

The stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.

Eh??

[galwayman]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?

The stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.

Eh??

On the basis that Armagh have huge support.

[armaghniac]

Its a bit one sided. The home draw for the semi final significant.
Lucky in the GAA that we don't have home semi finals where blue teams can fill the stadium with their supporters and overawe the opposition.

the Dubs can't fill croke Park this time of the year after 14 in a row. Who is responsible for this?

The stadium is never going to be filled unless it's an AI final or at a stretch Dublin against either Mayo or Armagh in a semi final.
When has it ever been any different?
Croke Park has rarely ever sold out for anything but an All Ireland final. This isn't a new phenomenon.

Eh??

On the basis that Armagh have huge support.

Armagh v Dublin 2002 was the first time that the "new" Croke Park was full, albeit with slightly less capacity than now, and a cracking occasion it was. Obviously, Dublin wee in the majority , but there were enough supporting Armagh to create an atmosphere.

But a Leinster final between Dublin and Kildare should be pretty full, that's about 2/3 of the population of Leinster. Unfortunately, Kildare have checked out.

[LC]

No doubt there is a supposed popularity of rugby in terms of attendance compared to big GAA patches however would many attendees yesterday be formally linked to clubs?  Ulster final tickets this year are being distributed solely via clubs, if IRFU adopted this for a big rugby patch they would have a substantial amount left over.