Ireland 'A' v Tonga

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (seanAF @ Nov 13 2009, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

this was was played by ireland in ireland not GB.ONLY the irish anthem should be played for an irish team if the game is played in the 6 occupied counties or in the 26 free counties. [/b]

I hope that's sarcasm. In one sense you're correct - Northern Ireland isn't part of Great Britain, it's actually part of the United Kingdom of GB & NI!

 

[gingergenius]

Why can proper British (as in mainland) not vote on this??!! I mean, how many of us actually want Northern Ireland in our country? It's all about our island - Great Britain. Ireland should be unified and independent. We're either the British Isles or Great Britain. I hate the pointless compromise we have at the moment.

On to rugby - I'd be very disappointed if I were Tongan. Samoa competed well with a Wales 1st XV. Fiji must expect to at least compete with Scotland. Yet Tonga got stuffed by Ireland A?? Poor show.

 

[danger]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Nov 14 2009, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Why can proper British (as in mainland) not vote on this??!! I mean, how many of us actually want Northern Ireland in our country? It's all about our island - Great Britain. Ireland should be unified and independent. We're either the British Isles or Great Britain. I hate the pointless compromise we have at the moment.

On to rugby - I'd be very disappointed if I were Tongan. Samoa competed well with a Wales 1st XV. Fiji must expect to at least compete with Scotland. Yet Tonga got stuffed by Ireland A?? Poor show.[/b]

To be fair, i dont think this is the best squad Tonga could field. If this were a world cup year they would put up more of a show

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Nov 14 2009, 02:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Why can proper British (as in mainland) not vote on this??!! I mean, how many of us actually want Northern Ireland in our country?[/b]

We don't want them either, they'd cripple our economy even more than is currently the case!

 

[feicarsinn]

Yeah this isn't the 20's anymore. Northern Ireland has gone from being sought by both parties to being a chore that no one wants to deal with really. No offence to any lads from up north by the way.

 

[roscommon guy]

I wzs sarcastis there but I know that some players like P.Wallace,Bowe and Ferris consider themselves as Irish

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (seanAF @ Nov 15 2009, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I wzs sarcastis there but I know that some players like P.Wallace,Bowe and Ferris consider themselves as Irish[/b]

Bowe probably considers himself Irish because he's from Monaghan and not the 6 counties!

Brief highlights here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8360722.stm

Why does Jim Neilly insist on calling Tonga "Fiji"?