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The episode starts out at Limerick's 2018 All-Ireland final win. James Crombie/INPHO

'Sheer passion and emotion' - Last night's episode of The Game was a big hit

Yet again, the RTÉ series left GAA people across the length and breadth of the country brimming with pride.

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER great GAA documentary.

We were treated to another fantastic episode of The Game on RTÉ last night, this episode entitled ‘The Big Show’ with excitement well and truly building ahead of Sunday’s 2019 All-Ireland hurling final.

With the traditional pairing of Kilkenny and Tipperary set to lock horns at Croke Park this weekend and Brian Cody and Liam Sheedy going head-to-head on the line, the episode explored the intensity of All-Ireland final day. 

Through unseen footage and interviews with current and former players and managers including Joe Canning, Sean Óg Ó’Hailpín, Martin Storey and Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton, we got a taste for just how much it means.

Starting with Limerick’s big day last August, we took a trip through time — and through the great battles for the Liam MacCarthy Cup. From smiles and laughter to tears, with raw emotion and passion on show throughout; we enjoyed every second.

What a game it is. 

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    Mute Michael Dunne
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    Oct 3rd 2023, 4:03 PM

    Penny pinching by English Rugby union only 20 players should be 30/40. Shows how mean they are.

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    Oct 3rd 2023, 6:39 PM

    @Michael Dunne: can you pick the 30/40 now that they will play the next world cup?, Thats why its 20, plus clubs are better compensated per player. At £32million per year for the next four years, its hardly penny pinching, in fact in an increase on the £28m per year they were playing, don’t forgot they give each club a fee for have x number of EQ players permatch day squad, and acamady targets etc, on top of the 20 players.

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    Oct 4th 2023, 11:12 AM

    @Michael Dunne: Remind me how the number of Central Contracts evolved in Ireland

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    Oct 3rd 2023, 5:49 PM

    Steve Borthwick my arse! I see Conor O’Shea’s fingerprints all over this. It could just put English rugby on to a sustainable trajectory, otherwise they become a feeder league for the Top 14.

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