Favourite sport?

**GavinZac** · 24/11/2004, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by S�C

IMO the best to play was Hurling.

never seen the allure. i like my shins.

**green goblin** · 24/11/2004, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by ShedEnd.com

never seen the allure. i like my shins.

Shins? I've always worried more about teeth and long term memory loss.

**razor** · 24/11/2004, 12:42 PM

Cricket is deffo my number 2 sport.
Played it through college and beyond.
Great Laugh.

**Closed Account 2** · 04/02/2005, 12:11 AM

Playing + Watching:- Rugby, Darts, Cricket

Just Playing:- Basketball

Just Watching:- Womens Tennis (slower, more skillfull game unless the Williamses are playing), Ice Hockey, Heavyweight Boxing

**Kingdom** · 04/02/2005, 8:15 AM

I have the unusual family claim that my great grand pappy was the first professional cricketer in Ireland, so always had an interest. Fair nuff, the test matches can be unbelievably boring, but the limited over matches are the stuff of legend. Particularily in the World Cup in England a couple of years ago ( one match (poss semi-final) between Aus and Sth Africa) there were a few classics!!

Love the GAA , the Rugger although I never played and only found out the proper rules(are there any?) a couple of years ago due to a yr long sojurn in Cahirciveen!!
Hurling is a fabulous game , but unfortunately the Gah was the only "home" sport in my school.
Golf and P+P are daycent too.

**Hibs4Ever** · 04/02/2005, 8:21 AM

Rugby
Tennis
Ice Hockey
Greyhound Racing

**Bluebeard** · 04/02/2005, 4:59 PM

In order

To play & watch:
Hurling

To play:
Volleyball
Basketball
Rounders (no baseball when I were young)

To Watch:
Baseball (no rounders likely to be on Setanta yet for a spell)
Cricket

**Stevo Da Gull** · 05/02/2005, 9:06 PM

Playing: Darts, B-ball.

Watching: Iomaint, Rugby (played them both for a while but I prefer to be able to be able to walk 7 days a week rather than 4),Datrs, Peil Gaeilach (would still play but none of my friends are into it), and pretty much everything else besides Tennis, but i've have to be pretty bored to watch cricket.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 05/02/2005, 9:27 PM

Ok favourite other sports to watch
1/ Hurling
2/ Ice Hockey
3/ Rugby Union
4/ Women's basketball
5/ American Football
6/ Men's basketball
7/ Paint drying
8/ Cricket
9/ Bogball

**R�iteoir** · 06/02/2005, 2:08 PM

Hockey (Ice of course)
Canadian Football
American Football
London losing in the Championship
Rugby (Union & League)

**finlma** · 06/02/2005, 7:57 PM

Originally Posted by razor

Cricket is deffo my number 2 sport.

There's something wrong with a sport where a game can be played for 5 days and still end in a draw.

I love a bit of rugby union, hurling and golf.

I've no time for bogball - see it is a bit of a skill-less sport but I am from Kilkenny and we don't even play it.

**Kicko** · 07/02/2005, 10:11 AM

To play: Darts......

To watch: Soccer,Golf.. Thats about it, not too keen on the GAA and EGG scene.

**the 12 th man** · 07/02/2005, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by davros

swimming

........

is there not a risk of ......er.........electrocution

**Roo69** · 07/02/2005, 12:09 PM

Played and Watch - Rugby (both codes), Hockey, Tennis, Golf, GAA, Snooker, Field (Javlin + Shot)

**S�C** · 07/02/2005, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Roo69

Rugby (both codes)

Played League one day in school. This a shocking game to play IMO. The stop start of it drove me mad. Just when you'd get a good move going you have to stop and give the defending time to reorganise after the tackle.

Unconstested scrums are for girls

Union any day

**ollie** · 07/02/2005, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by finlma

I've no time for bogball - see it is a bit of a skill-less sport but I am from Kilkenny and we don't even play it.

how can you tell it is a skill less sport if you haven't played it.

are you telling me maurice fitsgerald, seamus moynihan graham canty and anthony lynch have no skill?

**Macy** · 07/02/2005, 1:01 PM

Originally Posted by S�C

Played League one day in school. This a shocking game to play IMO. The stop start of it drove me mad. Just when you'd get a good move going you have to stop and give the defending time to reorganise after the tackle.

Unconstested scrums are for girls

Union any day

Totally agree, and yet League heads claim it's a faster more skillfull game! I'd watch it if it's on, but if it was a choice between the two no contest. I have played both, but frankly league is for girls (or fat backs) - no proper scrums, no rucks and mauls....

**ollie** · 07/02/2005, 1:02 PM

Originally Posted by S�C

Played League one day in school. This a shocking game to play IMO. The stop start of it drove me mad. Just when you'd get a good move going you have to stop and give the defending time to reorganise after the tackle.

Unconstested scrums are for girls

Union any day

played league in football training a few weeks back.really enjoyed it.good craic.i suppose with my frame rucking and mauling wouldn't be for me.

**Kerry Blue** · 07/02/2005, 6:53 PM

Played a good few sports when I used to be fit. Apart from Football (soccer), my favourite was rugby. It was great fun. Delighted the 6 nations has started. Now I'm just about fit enough to manage darts and the odd round of golf.

Aswell as these sports, I like to watch a good game of hurling. Nothing like it. (Mostly on TV. Not much chance of a great game down my way!

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I like American Football too. Was disappointed the Pats won last night.

Is anyone else interested in 9-ball pool? Don't think anyone's mentioned it.

**Pat O' Banton** · 07/02/2005, 7:02 PM

Originally Posted by S�C

Played League one day in school. This a shocking game to play IMO. The stop start of it drove me mad. Just when you'd get a good move going you have to stop and give the defending time to reorganise after the tackle.

Unconstested scrums are for girls

Union any day

Always thought union was a very stop start start sport with the ball being in rucks and mauls and other exotically named things and also fouls are award for bizzare things in union.