Rugby humor

[snopes]

Comment: Is this story true ?

During the international rugby tests in November 2005. The north stand of
Irish rugby ground caught fire the night before New Zealand were to play
Ireland and thousands of people would not be alowed in. there's a rumour
going round that a woman from New Zealand came and complained to a steward
about not being able to go in, sayin "I've travelled half way round the
world for this game and i won't get to be there for it, this is a
disgrace, etc., etc.". To which the steward replied, "Well, now you know
how Brian O'Driscoll feels".

[para1]

/hijack Oh, I don't know anything about rugby, except that there are "scrums" which sound kinda funky and yummy, and I do know that rugby players have leather balls./end hijack.


Back to the original post with you, now.

I'll get it, thanks.

[jw]

From memory.
There was a fire on the North terrace and this portion of the ground was closed for this game and a soccer international that week.
As for the NZ woman, I'm sure there were many who travelled over. But as for Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll, I'm not sure what the comment is about, because the game still went ahead, minus 3,000 fans that would normally have occupied the North terrace.

[Tarquin Farquart]

Originally Posted by para1

/hijack I do know that rugby players have leather balls.

They're not just made of leather, they're oddly-shaped as well.

[Jay Tea]

Ah, fire. The only thing to put Landsdown Road out of it's misery - must be the GAA's curse on British sports that keeps it open to the public How's the refurb going?

As for this comment - I don't get it. Wherein lies the humour?

[jw]

Originally Posted by Jay Tea

Ah, fire. The only thing to put Landsdown Road out of it's misery - must be the GAA's curse on British sports that keeps it open to the public How's the refurb going?

They still haven't started due to planning objections. Another wembley type overun, methinks.
THE GAA's curse will take on new meaning when the British national anthem will be played for the first time at GAA headquarters in Croke Park, when the English rugby team come to town this season. Mind you, softened by the anticipated 10M€ rent fee.

[Jay Tea]

THE GAA's curse will take on new meaning when the British national anthem will be played for the first time at GAA headquarters in Croke Park, when the English rugby team come to town this season. Mind you, softened by the anticipated 10M€ rent fee.

And the predicted thrashing for the English, no doubt

[llewtrah]

Aaah yes, "rugby is a game for men with odd-shaped balls" as the saying goes. And where you can "feel a man".

Originally Posted by Jay Tea

Ah, fire. The only thing to put Landsdown Road out of it's misery - must be the GAA's curse on British sports that keeps it open to the public How's the refurb going?

As for this comment - I don't get it. Wherein lies the humour?

The humour I think, is based on the fact that Brian O'Driscoll went to New Zealand on the Lions tour of 2005 and was spear tackled by Tana Umaga in the first few minutes, putting him out of the tour.

Its a pretty lame joke, though.

[Jay Tea]

Originally Posted by Drainfluid

The humour I think, is based on the fact that Brian O'Driscoll went to New Zealand on the Lions tour of 2005 and was spear tackled by Tana Umaga in the first few minutes, putting him out of the tour.

Its a pretty lame joke, though.

Thank you, and yes, yes it is.

[HazyCosmicJive]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

Aaah yes, "rugby is a game for men with odd-shaped balls" as the saying goes. And where you can "feel a man".

Ahem. This women's rugby player takes exception to the saying. My balls are just as misshapen as any male rugger's.

I will actually be in Belfast when Ireland plays England at Croke Park in February. My Irish friend and I considered going down to Dublin for the match, but I reckon the streets of Belfast will be safer than Croke Park that night. The streets of Belfast in 1990 were probably safer than Croke Park will be that night.

[Jay Tea]

Originally Posted by HazyCosmicJive

Ahem. This women's rugby player takes exception to the saying. My balls are just as misshapen as any male rugger's.

I will actually be in Belfast when Ireland plays England at Croke Park in February. My Irish friend and I considered going down to Dublin for the match, but I reckon the streets of Belfast will be safer than Croke Park that night. The streets of Belfast in 1990 were probably safer than Croke Park will be that night.

You should go if safety is your only genuine issue - there'll certainly be beered-up rugger buggers in abundance but you'll not have any safety concerns - Union at Croke - wee bit of history that

[Lunasa]

As long as Ireland wins, there'll be no problems

The price of tickets is what puts me off. I'd go just to see England play (and be beaten) in Croke Park, but I'm not shelling out €500 a seat.

[jw]

Originally Posted by HazyCosmicJive

I will actually be in Belfast when Ireland plays England at Croke Park in February. My Irish friend and I considered going down to Dublin for the match, but I reckon the streets of Belfast will be safer than Croke Park that night. The streets of Belfast in 1990 were probably safer than Croke Park will be that night.

Roughly 5,000 english fans come over for the rugby game every second year in Dublin, and there's never any trouble. I suppose with the extra capacity this will probably swell to 10,000 or so. But Dublin will be no more dangerous than any usual saturday night. It's a rugby crowd innit?

Now soccer is whole different ball game of insecurities...I hope we never have to play England there, before the Lansdowne revamp is complete.

[Tarquin Farquart]

Originally Posted by jw

Roughly 5,000 english fans come over for the rugby game every second year in Dublin, and there's never any trouble. I suppose with the extra capacity this will probably swell to 10,000 or so. But Dublin will be no more dangerous than any usual saturday night. It's a rugby crowd innit?

Now soccer is whole different ball game of insecurities...I hope we never have to play England there, before the Lansdowne revamp is complete.

I used to live within walking distance of Twickenham. The fans were loud and boisterous but never violent. The good thing was that because they only did big games and internationals (as well as, oddly, the annual Jehovah's Witnesses conference) the disruption was minimal.

[HazyCosmicJive]

Well, we're also not going because the tickets are really expensive and we want to be within stumbling distance of our house in Belfast rather than having to get on a train back while wrecked, but providing all that information would have spoiled my joke.