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Well a lot of people were a bit uneasy about it because Croke Park is the home of the GAA, which was set up to promote Gaelic sports in response to the deliberate suppression of them by the Brits. The Hill 16 stand is supposedly built on rubble from the 1916 Easter Rising and the Hogan Stand is named after Tipperary captain Michael Hogan, who was shot dead along with 13 spectators during a Gaelic football match on Sunday November 21st 1920 (the first Bloody Sunday) by British soldiers.
It's essentially a monument against British oppression. It's hard to express just what it means to Irish people. I'm not a massive follower of Gaelic football but Croke Park still stands as a fortress for our culture and it should be protected. A lot of people see rugby and football games being played there and the British national anthem being played as a betrayal of the principles on which the GAA (and Gaelic League) were founded. I see it more as the Brits coming now and recognising us as equals, coming to maybe the best stadium in Europe (or the world) and showing what we've become since booting them out of most of the country. If you witness Northern Ireland's best stadium (Windsor Park) and the state it's in (not fit to host international games) it puts things into perspective. I was uneasy with this whole thing too but the GAA is strong enough now to live alongside football and rugby and Ireland has to move on. It's not so bad rugby being played there either because it still has much of the amateur ethos that the GAA stands for, but over-paid, petulant professional footballers (like Craig Bellamy) taking to such a stage will be somewhat insulting What a great way to move on too, by beating those fucking English cunts to death. Last edited by El Capitano Gatisto; 02-26-2007 at 12:42 PM. |
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Super 14 Results week 4.
23 Feb Hurricanes v Brumbies 11-10 24 Feb Highlanders v Stormers 35-24 24 Feb Blues v Reds 38-13 24 Feb W.Force v Lions 24-25 25 Feb Bulls v Chiefs 30-27 25 Feb Cheetahs v Crusaders 28-49 25 Feb Waratahs/Sharks Bye Good wins for the Hurricanes, Blues, Lions and Crusaders, the Chiefs were unlucky to lose their 4th in a row, and a tough season ahead beckons for them. |
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Force 18 Hurricanes 17
FUCKING TAKE THAT YOU CUNTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Force haven't played the Crusaders yet
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Last time we played them we was robbed by a dodgy ref. Fucking ref did his best to rob us last week as well against the windy pricks.
Tana is a champ tho'. |
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It's Rugby you fucking tool, there are no goals.
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Cricket sticks?
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Scrums
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By the way we are going to win the Six Nations, no chance in the World Cup. It's New Zealand's.
England are retards by the way for taking any positives from that France match. |
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Yeah, as a journalist said here, if the english think Mike Catt is the savior of English rugby, then we'd better bring back Jonah Lomu. Look how much times have changed since Jonah Stomped him back in 95, and the English have brought him back!
Then again, the Aussies tried to bring back Matt Burke, and have signed Tequiri to a stupid deal, overrated as. No wonder Mark Gerrard is pissed for taking a pay cut for that useless piece of crap. |
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Dear Eddie Jones,
How did that feel bitch!?! Regards, The Western Force. |
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WE ARE GONNA BEAT THE ENGLISH TODAY!!
Okay, it's been an awful tournament for us, 0-4 so far. But you know what they say... "As long as we beat the English, we don't care!!" |
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I had a little cry on Saturday. Fucking French bastards.
We'll beat them at their World Cup and get to the final. Then we'll have the Kiwis in a battle of the choke-artists. |
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Even The Waratahs could beat the Welsh
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Hey go bash the English. They lost to us so they suck more.
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Fucking smashed the Sharks - if that's the best South Africa has, as usual they are done in the Super 14.
Can't wait to crush The Crusaders next week - LETS GET IT ON!!!!!
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wooooooooo! 53-0
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![]() BRING ON THE BLUES!!!!!!!! |
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