Blackrock V Gonzaga.

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » January 27th, 2007, 8:45 pm

chanley88 wrote:Zaga to win by 10....... Rock are bottlers!!!

Rock will never win anything with the attitude they have.....

Well put Changley.....bottlers indeed

Spraggs · Post by **Spraggs** » January 28th, 2007, 10:14 am

Ten o clock, morning of, to Herbert park!

icebaby · Post by **icebaby** » January 28th, 2007, 4:57 pm

Any update?

the doof · Post by **the doof** » January 28th, 2007, 5:03 pm

rock won 6-3 but were quite poor.

credit given where credit due - my prediction was wrong and gonzaga were unlucky in the end. i was at the wesley end and they scored in the first half although ref was behind play so would not have seen it and the touch judges are not neutral until qf so they could not interfere.

fair play to gonzaga thought they had a great attitude and used the ball well although the final pass let them down at times.

tate · Post by **tate** » January 28th, 2007, 5:42 pm

it was a bad decision to not go for the corner at the end given they were dominating at lineout time. Also gahen, the no.12, scored just after that disallowed try when he put the ball against the post.

Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well

More a case of gonzaga losing it than rock winning it

cud · Post by **cud** » January 28th, 2007, 6:18 pm

tate wrote:it was a bad decision to not go for the corner at the end given they were dominating at lineout time. Also gahen, the no.12, scored just after that disallowed try when he put the ball against the post.

Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well

More a case of gonzaga losing it than rock winning it

Ah f%~k?

tate · Post by **tate** » January 28th, 2007, 6:22 pm

cud wrote:
tate wrote:it was a bad decision to not go for the corner at the end given they were dominating at lineout time. Also gahen, the no.12, scored just after that disallowed try when he put the ball against the post.

Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well

More a case of gonzaga losing it than rock winning it
Ah f%~k

it was pretty gut wrenching. Never seen a better zaga team, they were bashing the rock guys around, our 6 dominic ryan was immense Disappointing, really was

Oh well the green machine will roll on

cud · Post by **cud** » January 28th, 2007, 6:36 pm

tate wrote:
cud wrote:
tate wrote:it was a bad decision to not go for the corner at the end given they were dominating at lineout time. Also gahen, the no.12, scored just after that disallowed try when he put the ball against the post.

Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well

More a case of gonzaga losing it than rock winning it
Ah f%~k
it was pretty gut wrenching. Never seen a better zaga team, they were bashing the rock guys around, our 6 dominic ryan was immense Disappointing, really was Oh well the green machine will roll on

We played Church rugby with that guy. Managed to dump him, although having said that he was about 7 years old

future international · January 28th, 2007, 9:16 pm

tate wrote:Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well

the sin bin does exist in schools rugby one player has been sin binned already in the vinnie murray

Spraggs · Post by **Spraggs** » January 29th, 2007, 9:26 am

Terrible stuff, cynical Rock, a terrible reff disallowing 2 trys and no yellows.

Uncle Mort · Post by **Uncle Mort** » January 29th, 2007, 10:42 am

What a fantastic result!! School's rugby at its very best - well done all - you are the future and you know that - knowing how to win is far more important than how you win. Good luck in the next rounds.

Flash Gordon · Post by **Flash Gordon** » January 29th, 2007, 10:51 am

Uncle Mort wrote:What a fantastic result!! School's rugby at its very best - well done all - you are the future and you know that - knowing how to win is far more important than how you win. Good luck in the next rounds.

I take it you were there Mort and that you'll be on an half day for the Andrews against Belvo match? Great work by Rock - apparently they've ploughed the Brook already to save the kids the trouble of wrecking it!

More seriously, was coaching the minis this weekend and was chatting to a fella from Wesley who said their 4ths were on the main pitch!

cud · Post by **cud** » January 29th, 2007, 11:01 am

Uncle Mort wrote:What a fantastic result!! School's rugby at its very best - well done all - you are the future and you know that - knowing how to win is far more important than how you win. Good luck in the next rounds.

Mort with respect I think you are talking a load of cr@p. I'll admit I was'nt at the game, but what is clear is that you're just peddling the same old grudge against schools rugby. If you knew anything about either school you'd understand why I'm so irritated by your condescending post. Firstly, Rock have recently produced several international players of a very high standard. A few are great attacking players, so you're complaint that all they do there is teach negative, win at all costs rugby, is quite frankly idiotic. As for Gonzaga, its a small school, who have an even smaller player pool. Despite this the coaching staff under Bobby Byrne (Ireland schools coach) have managed to produce players of the calibre of Brian O'Riordan, Ross McCarron and Kevin McLoughlin in recent years. Added to this, the ratio of players who continue to play with clubs (occasionally at AIL level) is quite high. A very decent effort if you ask me, especially for an institution where rugby is certainly not the be all and end all and has to compete with several other games. Anyway, I don't expect you to change your mind about schools rugby. You seems to be pretty set in your ways. Just lay off the antagonistic bile. ok.

tate · Post by **tate** » January 29th, 2007, 2:18 pm

future international wrote:
tate wrote:Rock were very cynical, two guys should definitely have been put in the bin if it existed in the cup, for the trip and the late shoulder charge, they were lying all over the ball as well
the sin bin does exist in schools rugby one player has been sin binned already in the vinnie murray

ok that makes it even more infuriating, what the fock was the ref thinking? Disallow 2 tries and then the trip was followed by a warning, and 2mins later there was the shoulder charge.

Paulie Walnuts · Post by **Paulie Walnuts** » January 29th, 2007, 7:34 pm

I was at the game and the Zagas boys were so unlucky not to get a draw as a minimum. At least Zaga always play in the true corinthian and amateur spirit that should be what schools rugby is all about. On the other hand, for Rock, it seems to be win at all costs. That approach comes right from the top as evidenced by their unabashed poaching of star players from less powerful schools which they've been at for many years. This kind of greedy activity will limit success to a small elite which ain't in the interests of schools rugby and rugby in Leinster in general.

Duff Paddy · Post by **Duff Paddy** » January 29th, 2007, 7:40 pm

Post of the year Paulie.

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » January 29th, 2007, 7:47 pm

Paulie Walnuts wrote:I was at the game and the Zagas boys were so unlucky not to get a draw as a minimum. At least Zaga always play in the true corinthian and amateur spirit that should be what schools rugby is all about. On the other hand, for Rock, it seems to be win at all costs. That approach comes right from the top as evidenced by their unabashed poaching of star players from less powerful schools which they've been at for many years. This kind of greedy activity will limit success to a small elite which ain't in the interests of schools rugby and rugby in Leinster in general.

Frustrated Fullback · January 29th, 2007, 9:04 pm

Paulie Walnuts wrote:I was at the game and the Zagas boys were so unlucky not to get a draw as a minimum. At least Zaga always play in the true corinthian and amateur spirit that should be what schools rugby is all about. On the other hand, for Rock, it seems to be win at all costs. That approach comes right from the top as evidenced by their unabashed poaching of star players from less powerful schools which they've been at for many years. This kind of greedy activity will limit success to a small elite which ain't in the interests of schools rugby and rugby in Leinster in general.

bravo

cud · Post by **cud** » January 29th, 2007, 10:23 pm

Paulie Walnuts wrote:I was at the game and the Zagas boys were so unlucky not to get a draw as a minimum. At least Zaga always play in the true corinthian and amateur spirit that should be what schools rugby is all about. On the other hand, for Rock, it seems to be win at all costs. That approach comes right from the top as evidenced by their unabashed poaching of star players from less powerful schools which they've been at for many years. This kind of greedy activity will limit success to a small elite which ain't in the interests of schools rugby and rugby in Leinster in general.

Who have they nicked this year?

I was'nt at the game, but from all the reports, I've heard the ref robbed Zaga blind. I may be wrong but O'Sullivan in the IT is an ex Rock boy, and he was pretty scathing. Really ,really dissapointing. We've had a pretty good few years. Two finals in the juniors and one semi, coupled with some strong senior sides. League wins too. Even so, opportunities like Sunday don't come along for a school Zaga's size very often.

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » January 29th, 2007, 10:41 pm

cud wrote:
I was'nt at the game, but from all the reports, I've heard the ref robbed Zaga blind. I may be wrong but O'Sullivan in the IT is an ex Rock boy, and he was pretty scathing. Really ,really dissapointing. We've had a pretty good few years. Two finals in the juniors and one semi, coupled with some strong senior sides. League wins too. Even so, opportunities like Sunday don't come along for a school Zaga's side very often.

I think he was in Oatlands.