Good afternoon, and welcome along to our live coverage of the 2023 Six Nations meeting of Italy and Ireland.
Andy Farrell’s Ireland are looking to make it three wins from three in Rome.
Kick-off is 2.15pm, with the game live on RTÉ 2. We’ll have all the updates you need right here, though.
Before anything else, a look at today’s teams:
Italy
- 15. Ange Capuozzo
- 14. Edoardo Padovani
- 13. Juan Ignacio Brex
- 12. Tommaso Menoncello
- 11. Pierre Bruno
- 10. Paolo Garbisi
- 9. Stephen Varney
- 1. Danilo Fischetti
- 2. Giacomo Nicotera
- 3. Simone Ferrari
- 4. Niccolo Cannone
- 5. Federico Ruzza
- 6. Sebastian Negri
- 7. Michele Lamaro (capt)
- 8. Lorenzo Cannone
Replacements
- 16. Luca Bigi
- 17. Federico Zani
- 18. Marco Riccioni
- 19. Edoardo Iachizzi
- 20. Giovanni Pettinelli
- 21. Alessandro Fusco
- 22. Luca Morisi
- 23. Tommaso Allan
Ireland
- 15. Hugo Keenan
- 14. Mack Hansen
- 13. Bundee Aki
- 12. Stuart McCloskey
- 11. James Lowe
- 10. Ross Byrne
- 9. Craig Casey
- 1. Andrew Porter
- 2. Rónan Kelleher
- 3. Finlay Bealham
- 4. Iain Henderson
- 5. James Ryan (captain)
- 6. Caelan Doris
- 7. Josh van der Flier
- 8. Jack Conan
Replacements
- 16. Dan Sheehan
- 17. Dave Kilcoyne
- 18. Tom O’Toole
- 19. Ryan Baird
- 20. Peter O’Mahony
- 21. Conor Murray
- 22. Jack Crowley
- 23. Jimmy O’Brien
Referee: Mike Adamson [Scotland].
Some pre-match words from Andy Farrell to RTÉ: “We expect ourselves to be at our best, preparation has been fantastic, it’s about managing the game as it unfolds. At the moment, all I see is composure.”
Jerry Flannery labels it a “potential banana skin” but the general consensus is, despite an injury-hit build-up, a 13th win in-a-row for Ireland over the Italians.
The Irish fans in Rome are, understandably, in great spirits.
Murray Kinsella is our man on the ground at Stadio Olimpico.
Match day. pic.twitter.com/97ZKSAjkIS
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 25, 2023
Some spot. pic.twitter.com/PVME70FGtF
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 25, 2023
There’s no shortage of pre-match reading available on The42.
As kick-off nears, here’s a look at Murray Kinsella’s big match preview:
“Add Garry Ringrose to the list. Already on there were Johnny Sexton, Tadhg Furlong, Jamison Gibson-Park, Tadhg Beirne, Robbie Henshaw, Cian Healy, Rob Herring, Keith Earls, and Joe McCarthy.
“That’s two-thirds of a team and a good one at that. All out injured as Ireland continue their quest for a Grand Slam. The next step is beating Italy in Rome today, and even without that missing crew, they’re firm favourites to do so.”
There’s also an excellent Ciarán Kennedy interview with Andrew Porter, Murray’s Postcard from Rome and much, much more in the rugby section.
The teams are in the tunnel, and James Ryan leads Ireland out in Jonny Sexton’s absence. Ross Byrne makes his first Six Nations start. Here we go!
The anthems and pre-match formalities are underway.
Another big game for Ireland, but this one is overshadowed by the untimely passing of Tom Tierney. Rest in peace.
Italy 0-0 Ireland
2 mins – Ireland make an excellent early break, and James Lowe looks to be in for a try but as per a TMO call, there’s clear separation between hand and ball just before the ball is grounded. Knock-on, we go again.
3 mins – Ireland 5-0 Italy
TRY! Just a few seconds later, exact same corner, James Ryan makes no mistake!
Ireland 5-0 Italy
5 mins – Ross Byrne misses the conversion, but what a start for Ireland in Rome.
Until…..
Italy 7-5 Ireland
8 mins – TRY! Stephen Varney. Fantastic from Italy, great carry from Cannone in the build-up. What a response. The extras are added, and Italy take the lead.
Woah, time to take a breath after an electric opening 10 minutes.
Rewinding to the very start, the Italians looked nervy early doors. Ireland’s first opportunity is excellent: Bundee Aki sends Josh Van der Flier free, Hugo Keenan links up with Lowe, but the try is disallowed.
On the restart, Ireland work it well. Aki finds Lowe, who pops to Ryan for his fifth international try. And then Italy struck back.
The looked to do so again, Cannone leading the charge, but Ireland can get settled.
Italy 7-5 Ireland
12 mins – Italy are putting Ireland under serious pressure here, and Andy Farrell’s side look to be really missing Garry Ringrose in defence.
Ireland 12-7 Italy
13 mins – TRY! Hugo Keenan. And problems for Byrne from the tee this time. It’s all go.
Aki again plays a central role, making a burst in the centre. Hansen plays the link the role to Keenan, the full-back evading Italian tackles to crash down under the posts.
Ireland 12-10 Italy
18 mins – Perfect strike as Paolo Garbisi reduces the gap to two with a penalty.
It all came cheaply after a late, and needless, Mack Hansen shoulder. It followed a great break down the left Tommaso Menoncello, Craig Casey getting backfield to claim the ball but left isolated.
Ireland 19-10 Italy
20 mins – TRY! Bundee Aki. This is non-stop…
Aki has been good so far today, and he gets his name on the try-sheet. It’s almost identical to Lowe’s early effort which was chalked off. Lowe originally intercepted, while there was also great work from Byrne and Van der Flier in the build-up.
Aki grounds it one-handed in the corner, before Byrne nails the conversion.
Ireland 19-10 Italy
24 mins – Italy waste a golden opportunity. Lowe makes an unforced error, knocking on and giving away a scrum to Italy right under the Irish posts. The Leinster man can breathe a sigh of relief as he eventually clears Ireland’s lines, Caelan Doris with the turnover.
The Fields of Athenry in Rome! pic.twitter.com/f5w4AoOSeH
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 25, 2023
Ireland 19-10 Italy
28 mins – Italy win a penalty at the scrum, Finlay Bealham the culprit. Bit of over and back follows. We’re going to the TMO — Craig Casey is down after a knock, sustained in contact with Niccolo Cannone.
Just a penalty, it’s deemed Cannone stood his ground rather than turn his shoulder in. Casey is back on his feet, and we’re ready to go again.
Ireland 19-10 Italy
30 mins – Andrew Porter slams the ball on the ground in frustration as Italy win a penalty on their 5m line. After finding touch and working the line-out, Ireland build through the phases and find themselves in a a promising position but Van der Flier is penalised for obstruction with Porter on the charge. Disappointment with the mistake.
Giacomo Nicotera is off for a HIA, Luca Bigi comes on at hooker.
Ireland 19-10 Italy
33 mins – Bealham is back on his feet after receiving treatment for what looked like a knee injury. Seemed an innocuous incident, his studs caught in the ground and his knee going the other way, but hopefully no major damaged done.
Before that, Byrne had put Ireland right into the corner from a penalty, and they won another shortly after for an Italy offside.
Ireland 24-10 Italy
35 mins – TRY! Mack Hansen. Bonus point in the bag.
The Connacht man dots down in the opposite corner to the opening two, Ireland reaping the rewards after a sustained period of pressure. Casey plays Stuart McCloskey, who finds Hansen in the corner for Ireland’s fourth try of the day.
Byrne is well off with the conversion, still 14 points in it.
Ireland substitution
37 mins – Tom O’Toole comes in for Bealham, that knee unable to hold up until half time.
Ireland 24-17 Italy
40 mins – TRY! Pierre Bruno intercepts a sloppy Aki pass and races up the field to cross, never to be caught by Van der Flier. Garbisi adds the extras, for a very different half-time outlook.
HALF-TIME: Ireland 24-17 Italy
Full value for fans at Stadio Olimpico!
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 25, 2023
Loved the bravery of that read from Bruno.
An entertaining game in Rome, to say the very least. What a first half at the Stadio Olimpico; James Ryan, Hugo Keenan, Bundee Aki and Mack Hansen with the Ireland tries. Andy Farrell’s side have ultimately seized control of an all-action opening period, but there have been no shortage of mistakes too. What do you reckon?
Here are the four Ireland tries from the first half:
Italy 0-5 Ireland: James Ryan opens the scoring for the visitors with a well-taken try after a lightening start for the visitors.
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Italy 7-12 Ireland: The visitors retake the lead thanks to some great footwork from Hugo Keenan who goes over under the posts.
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Italy 10-19 Ireland: James Lowe and Bundee Aki combine once more, with Aki touching down in the corner to extend Ireland's lead.
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Italy 10-24 Ireland: Andy Farrell's men secure the bonus point before half-time as Mack Hansen finds space out wide before going over.
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The teams are back out for the second half; the RTÉ panel call for control, composure and tempo, as Andy Farrell’s side look to make it three wins from three.
Ireland 24-17 Italy
42 mins – Italy are looking to pick up where they left off, the momentum with the Azzurri. It’s as you were for both sides, but Giacomo Nicotera is back in for Bigi after passing his HIA.
Ireland 24-17 Italy
45 mins – Ireland win a penalty from a scrum to relieve some early pressure after Aki coughed it up. ‘Well done boys, fucking excellent!’ Good work from O’Toole and Doris.
Another great driving Ireland scrum, and Ross Byrne eventually plays a nice kick in behind.
Ireland 24-17 Italy
49 mins – Frustration for Italy, they think they’ve won a penalty and can clear their lines after Ireland build through the phases and edge closer and closer, but seems there was an Italian body in the way so we now go to the scrum.
Another one, all of that coming after a penalty in the previous one out the field and Byrne kicking to the corner.
Ireland 24-17 Italy
52 mins – Ireland win penalty under the posts, but Byrne opts to go to the corner again, pushing for another try as they look to stretch their lead. Ruzza gets up in front of Doris in the line out, wasted opportunity…
Ireland 24-17 Italy
55 mins – Ireland steal it back a few minutes later, shortly after a let-off as Stuart McCloskey wrap-tackles Ange Capuozzo high. It’s short-lived though, Porter giving away a penalty.
Ireland 24-20 Italy
57 mins – Garbisi splits the posts with the penalty, the Italian crowd loving it…
Ireland 24-20 Italy
58 mins – TMO – no try for Bundee Aki. He knocked it on in the build-up — after nice work down the blindside, played through by Byrne and Hansen but Aki lost the ball before regathering it and dotting down.
There were a few Irish changes just before that: Peter O’Mahony and Dan Sheehan coming on, with Doris shifting to number 8. Ryan Baird also comes in for Henderson.
Ireland 24-20 Italy
62 mins – Over the hour-mark now, and Italy are trying to turn the screw. A big final quarter is needed from Ireland to see this one out.
Ireland 27-20 Italy
64 mins – Penalty scored by Ross Byrne. Big kick, clutch moment. Applause from the injured Jonny Sexton. Baird made his impact felt with the hard-earned turnover at the breakdown.
Ireland 27-20 Italy
66 mins – Conor Murray and Dave Kilcoyne come in for Casey and Porter respectively. The RTÉ cameras flick to the bench, where Bealham is wearing a brace on his knee after his first-half removal.
Italy are on the charge here, they aren’t going away…
Ireland 27-20 Italy
68 mins – Huge frustration for Italy, head coach Kieran Crowley banging his hand off his knee as they blow a big chance. They’re in and Juan Ignacio Brex opts for a cross-field kick/goes for the corner, which evades Ruzza — Ireland were outnumbered and Brex really should have just passed it off. It all came from a massive surge from replacement Giovanni Peettinelli. A moment of madness, relief for the visitors.
Ireland 34-20 Italy
71 mins – TRY! Hansen gets in behind the posts, after a lovely offload from Conor Murray. Ross Byrne bangs the conversion over, and Ireland are 14 points up as the clock runs down.
The stadium was like a cauldron in the build-up to that crucial try, Ireland moving through the gears through up on 20 phases. Could that have just killed off the Italian challenge?
Ireland 34-20 Italy
74 mins – ‘Stupid Bundee’ Aki roars at himself, the door opened again for Italy. He goes off his feet at a ruck, penalty and Italy kick to the corner. The electric Menoncello races down the left-hand side, Hansen cuts it out and we go to the line-out.
Ireland 34-20 Italy
77 mins – Ireland can draw breath once more as Italy gift them a scrum and a route out. ‘Well done,’ they scream, Dave Kilcoyne the leading light in there.
Hansen is named RTÉ’s Man of the Match, Jack Crowley comes in and Ross Byrne makes way. Sexton appears to go down to greet him.
Ireland 34-20 Italy
80 mins – One last play… Ireland looking for another try but there’s a mix-up on the break and it’s out for a line-out. Italy, under serious pressure, eventually win a penalty and look to keep playing. The Fields is ringing out…
Ireland 34-20 Italy
83 mins – Lowe intercepts, and looks to finish with a try but it’s not to be. Final whistle, job done.
FULL-TIME: Ireland 34-20 Italy
game of the season.
It was alright. bit sloppy for the most part but most of them tried their best.
presumably your joking right
I fell asleep during the second half lol. It wasn’t the worst was just expecting more.
I’d say you get that comment a lot from your lovers
@Katie, more likely that your generator ran out of petrol.
haha that was bad form in fairnness
Yes it was a fabulous game but let’s not go forgetting that up to today it’s mostly been a dreadful hurling championship. Today only highlights how the people that run the game have utterly failed it. Well done to Galway and seamus callinan.
I’d say katie finds it hard to get a man if she only uses her feet to play with balls!!
The stands were lifting. My voice is gone. Fantastic match. I’m real proud of ye Galway today, that required sheer grit and determination.
incredible game…. a testament to both teams and the reason why hurling is one of the best games in the world
Well it requires a lot less skill than most sports but it can be fun to watch the odd time.
@Katie, bad attempt at trolling. Foolish comment.
It’s not trolling. its just much easier to use a stick to drive a ball than your own feet.
Oh Katie.. Don’t be a knob.. That was an excellent game. You’d fall over your ignorance if u attempted the same!
Hahahahaha , just trying to rise people today I suppose u must b bored , fastest field sport in the world , ask a baseball R cricket players would they even b brave enough to try and catch a ball with opposing players swinging a weapon at their hand , also both sports when striking a ball u r in a stationary position and the ball must b thrown towards that area, yet these R professional sports where the players R paid very well , that’s only two sports I compared it too
Mary I doubt Katie even watched the match. she’s just commenting to get a reaction……..attention seeker
The hitting the ball is the easy part.
It’s the rising under pressure, fielding the ball with someone ready to take your hand off oh and there is the pin point accuracy of hitting the ball from 65m away to within a cm of where you want.
So don’t be a complete muppet. You must have 7 or 8 all Ireland’s in your back pocket to be making a crazy comment like that.
One competitive game all year won by a team whose defence is weak and they are there to be taken to the cleaners by the cats – Cody smiling all the way to another all Ireland
Try it sometime dear!!!
Lotto, nail on head. Was lucky to be there. Breathtaking action right till the last.
shut your hole you don’t know what your on about.
Congratulations to Galway from a hugely disappointed Tipp man. You deserved that victory 100% with such commitment, never-say-die attitude and some great skill. I think Galway supporters will know they’ll need to raise their game even higher again to beat KK, but that victory will bring belief and confidence and momentum, and honestly the very best of luck to them.
What a game lads. Time for a shower and a fresh pair of jocks
Cracking game . We were well beaten all day bar Seamy. Brilliant stuff from galway . One just hopes now that it’s not their one good game all summer and they can bring that sort of commitment to the final .
one of the best games I have ever seen I’m wrecked after that
Fantastic game of hurling !!
Awesome game, best of the championship, had it all!! Shame there had to be a loser
What an amazing game of hurling. Unbelievable stuff from both teams. Pity there had to be a loser.
Galways workrate and tenacity was unreal. Credit to both teams for an unbelievable match
Well done Galway. It’s disappointing to have Trolls on the Journal. I was asked to verify my account with phone number etc. Would be great if The Journal could do the same with all the existing accounts to eliminate the Trolls. Hurling is a fantastic game and today proved it.
I agree.
ya we could get rid of people like u
fantastic game. great to see Noel Mc Grath back on the field. Best of luck to Galway in the final
Yes! Hurling match of the 2015 Championship, so far.
What incredible skill levels by both teams and, in the end, just the puck of a ball in it!
And what about that Joe Canning sideline cut for a point…
A professional golfing career is surely a possibility for this wizard!
as a tipp man well done galway they just about shaded it .galway had a better spread of scorers .the tipp forward line was poor .seamie callanan almost single handly stole it for tipp . drive it on galway & bring Liam back
Congratulations Galway. Super game, best of the season by far.
Absolute classic – credit to both teams. Tipp’s forwards (aside from Callanan) were poor while Galway’s main man (Canning) was inconsistent – he hit 5 wides from play and also missed a 65 and penalty in the first half. Huge improvement required to beat KK but they have a chance.
Championship 2015 finally produces a game with everything! Brilliant from both sides. Hopefully the final produces more of the same…with the same result!!!
The whole pub stood up and clapped after that game, great entertainment, wont be a better GAA game this year
I’m absolutely delighted for Galway what a brilliant game true winners the West Awake on September.
People of Galway I love you
From one neutral ……greatest game of hurling I’ve seen bar the 1973 all ireland final but I was only 7 months old for that so could have been wrong
Was it really as good as last years all Ireland final? The drawn match.
It was close but I don’t think it was as good.
Katie and Lindsay can both go f#ck themselves with Bernard Brogan’s boot, but that was the best game from Irish sport this year, shame we lost. But fair play to Galway and also delighted for Joe Canning and Seamus Callinan in particular for standing up after their last games and showing what they’re all about.
Sounds hot.
This bimbo hates hurling & wants everyone to stop talking about it but goes into a comment section entirely focussed on hurling to say this? And then calls someone else dopey? What a tool.
You don’t like hurling either, so why are you here? Maybe I don’t want to read crap on an otherwise good news site, and I’m trying to introduce quality control.
quality control would be more about the writer than the sport. Maybe try controlling the quality of your own output. The vast majority clearly believe you’re sub par
I love hurling you dumbass. Where did I say I didn’t like it? Y’know your comments depict an intelligence that the only drama you’d be fit for is Barney the dinosaur.
I’m making sure we don’t get crap articles actually. Jimmy, you have a profile picture with rugby on it, either you like rugby or hurling, and unless you’re being ironic, you chose rugby. And for your information, I was in a cereal ad and an episode of a soap before, so get your facts right.
That’s the first time you’ve said the article was crap. what exactly displeased you about it? how dare an Irish sports news app have an article on irish sport! I live hurling, football, soccer, rugby, golf, and much more. just because two things can’t occupy your brain at one time doesn’t mean we’re all that dim
Well you can only like one. Pick one now.
as I said, unlike you most people have the mental capacity to like more than one thing at a time. it’s like asking someone what the only food they like is
Pick one now.
apples
No, you’re just contributing crap to articles. And a profile picture is hardly a detailed profile of a person. No doubt your glorious achievements will inspire us all to eat corn flakes while watching Coronation Street for the rest of our days.
So… rugby or hurling?
Both. You can throw gaelic football & soccer in there too. Perhaps if I had a profile picture of a gaelic footballer hitting a rugby ball with a hurl into a goal, it might make sense to you.
Why are you refusing to answer a simple question?
I think of it more as refusing to answer a stupid question from a simple person
Hahaha brilliant! Funniest comeback I’ve ever heard I was in a cereal commercial pmsl!!!!!
I fear the answer would be too much for you. Now lie down before you hurt yourself.
Mr O Keeffe, somewhere there is a nail with a very sore head…
Oh my my! What a game had everything in the first 60 seconds and then just kept giving! Need a lie down after that
Just WOW, best sport in the world
Good game and very exciting , wouldn’t go as far as saying it was one of the best ever ! 2 many mistakes and poor performances to call it a classic ! some match all the same , galway look like a team that could put it up to the cats in a few weeks ! Great to see noel mcgrath back playing again !
What an absolutely incredible game of hurling! The skill and commitment levels on show were simply world class, we as a nation should be very proud to have hurling and the GAA as our national sports. Well done to both teams and thanks for putting on an exhibition!
Magnificent game, thought a draw was inevitable, both teams deserved something though Tipp over reliant on Callinan
omg ,bring on the cats
holy fook
Fantastic play from both sides. Well done Galway and especially the Mannion brothers from my neighbouring parish. Hurling and camogie are games that require skill and it’s a great game to watch as well as play. Can’t wait for the final.
Just wondering did anyone else think Barry Kelly made a few unusual decisions in terms of frees there ??
Yes, several in the first half.
No. played the advantage well. thought he had a good game and let it flow.
He should have played advantage when the goal was scored in first half but he had blown.
Yes definitely a few questionable ones
I thought he had a good game overall. The players decided this game, not the ref.
I thought myself now that he seemed to give Galway an awful lot of soft frees where Tipperary were made work an awful lot harder for there’s
Best game in years, well done Galway, felt a bit sorry for Tipp, get those Galway flags out, too many Mayo flags about!! Gaillimh Abu!!
In 14 seasons of Hurling, Tipp only have One All Ireland!
2 actually. 2001. And Galway have…..zip.
Players on the Galway team were not born when they won the last All Ireland, beggars belief! 1988
Runners up, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2012……..going for 6 in a row now! :(
Matt you’re a Muppet if soccer was more skillful then why is it more boring and why aren’t there more goals. soccer was better when players were paid less and it was more entertaining
obviously soccer is more entertaining bar our country and a few outsiders not many people care about the gaa final. compare this to the champions league final people from countries all over the world are watching. #stats educate
here’s a stat, there’ll be 2000 more people at each GAA final than at the Champions League final
goes without saying mate.. here’s another stat, there’ll be more people queuing for the toilets in Croker than attend a domestic soccer games in the month of September.
“MunsterExile, that match today was excellent, proven simply by the fact that my family were all in the room together, not knowing anything about the sport, but all enthralled”
Written by a welsman in Wales on drop kick rugby’s forum.
Says it all, what a game.
Great game, best team just about won it, Tipp too soft and intensity not there, Tipps goalie a good shot stopper but absolutely terrible otherwise and cost them countless points, Cody smiling like a Cheshire Cat on his way out of Croker and will eat Galway alive in the final.
Ooh galway won??? That means an easy all ireland for kilkenny…im from cork and even i believe that Tipp are the only county that can beat kilkenny…they’ll be like mayo and sink without a trace in the final
Shame on you cally , comparing Galway to Mayo, they are no bottlers!!!
Bottlers!! And time will tell
I hate hurling, stop talking about it.
Said nobody ever
No
stay away from articles about it so dopey
You stay away from me dopey, I have a degree in drama.
what’s that got to do with anything dopey
Then stay the Puck-Out of here lindsay.
Means I’m not dopey, dopey.
I broke the dam
You’re a dam idiot.
I agree, Lindsay.
Drama!! That’s appropriate
a degree in drama and replying to yourself. yup, nothing wrong there
#iblamemonologues
Stop being judgey. Actresses have feelings too.
says the person that only came here to judge
Only cause I’m better than you all.
*because. was it not English drama you got a degree in?
Well here’s a tip then don’t click on a subject that’s about hurling dumbass
Keep going Lindsay, loving this!!!
No, just drama.
Thanks Peadar.
really? what dramas that weren’t in English did you study?
I studied dramas in English, I just never studied grammar or spelling or anything like that.
so you did study English drama then?
Lindsay your are also an idiot
I studied performance techniques, and we looked at some dramas written in English. That has nothing to do with grammar. Just quit while you’re ahead.
Nikki, don’t call me an idiot while misusing basic words.
at least we agree I’m ahead.
you’re*
I’m not misusing words it’s auto correct ;)
Also Lindsay it’s damn not dam….before you call someone out on their spelling make sure your own is in order. Idiot.
It’s a pun based on the reference to dams earlier. Shakespeare used puns, maybr idiots like you don’t understand them.
Educated people like myself prefer irony to dumbed down puns for the lower down the scale such as yourself
*maybe
idiot
Don’t be so hard on yourself
The GAA are none too pleased with Shane Coleman for costing them €1 million.
Sorry Shane Moloney
the hurling match was good but tbh anybody can pick up a hurl and just become a hurler everyday. where as in soccer we have to learn a lot more skills than hurling players this is why hurling isn’t paid because there is no skill involved
so the level of pay is directly determined by the skill required?
I’d like to see you do what Seamie Callinan did today Matt.
yes obviously why would you get paid 0 for playing gaa. but you get paid thousands for being a footballer. at the end of the day we can even see by the Irish national team that our country hasn’t got the skill for football
yet they get paid thousands for it. what was your point again?
That some crazy logic you have the Matt
that’s the most invalid and ridiculous comment I ever seen lol
stop reading your own comments then
Did you realise that hurling is an amateur game played to professional standards for the love of the game? A lot more dignified than the Nancy boys who must have attended acting school in order to try get their opponents sent off on the soccer pitch.
Matt your an idiot
Seriusly, Dave, Cathal?? Y are ye even bothering yet arse replying?
I stopped 4 hours ago
A very exciting game no doubt, but the quality at times was questionable. The Tipp forwards (aside from Callinan) were poor. Massive work-rate from Galway but lacking a real goal threat. They are probably the one team KK don’t relish playing all the same.
Thanks to both teams for an absolute cracker of a game.