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La Rochelle deserve credit for their Mick O'Dwyer tribute. Leinster, despite playing in Croke park did nothing. A little more focus on things that matter perhaps and a little less time on their stupid thunderclap and drums before kick off (all of which is copied from elsewhere anyway), no original thinking to make a "genuine" Leinster experience.
In fairness, on the pitch once the nonsence stopped, they were excellent.
In fairness, on the pitch once the nonsence stopped, they were excellent.
What former Leinster greats have had tributes paid to them in Tralee?
You think that a tribute to Mick O'Dwyer should have been on the list of things that matter for Leinster last weekend? Bizarre.
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“Another great man gone...” Kerry legend Mikey Sheehy bids fond farewell to Dublin’s Paddy Cullen
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Of course.
Just to point out it was Mick Galway, All Ireland winner with Micko in 1986, who prompted the Ronan O'Gara tribute to Micko.
How the Mick O'Dwyer tribute came about at La Rochelle vs Munster ❤️️
Munster headed to the West coast of France on Saturday to take on Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle, prior to the game, the great Mick O'Dwyer was shown on the big screen.
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So why suggest him when asked for a time a Leinster player had a tribute paid in the grounds in Tralee?
Ah lads, what is it with ye and poor auld ROG? Himself and Gaillimh did La Rochelle, Kerry, Munster, Rugby, and Gaelic football proud with Micko's picture on display to all of Europe. You can take the man out of Munster but you can't take Munster or the GAA out of the man. Is it because ROG is American by birth and a true multi-national persona?
His words and actions inside and outside of Rugby.
Should have mattered a damm site more then aping an Icelandic soccer tradition.
And the match was being played on a GAA pitch, and there are so many Leinster footballers who have played Gaelic (and you can see that from time to time as to how they field the ball). Even the high paid Kiwi played Gaelic when he lived here
And they would have being paying tribute to one of the greatest sportsmen and most decent men Ireland has every produced.
But then, given the current sense of entitlement Project Leinster seem to have, it doesn't surprise me.
They've spoken about that stemming from Leinster management bringing Dublin footballers into camp, not from any squad member's own GAA exploits.
There's much more cross-over between rugby and GAA in Munster, perhaps that's why Kerry man Mick Galway instigated the tribute in La Rochelle. I've been to far more GAA games than rugby over the years, I don't ever remember the GAA paying tribute to a former rugby great.
Leinster are playing Glasgow on Friday, any Scottish shinty players or curlers they should be playing tribute to?
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What Islandic soccer tradition?
maybe the well-heeled D4 heads in their sheepskin coats who pay very high rates of income tax were too busy admiring the fruits of their labour.
Indeed, there are many people who play lots of sports. There are plenty of GAA players who have played Rugby and even, god forbid, soccer.
They could, but why would they? He wasn't from Leinster, didn't play Rugby and didn't die tragically.
Okay, maybe that's your real problem there. I'm not a fan of snobbery, inverted or otherwise.
Perhaps it wasn't as clear as I thought, but it was intended in the context of an expectation that Leinster Rugby should acknowledge the death of a non-rugby player with no connection to the province or opposition of the day.
So to be clearer, have Kerry GAA ever paid tribute to a former Leinster Rugby player with no connection to Kerry/Munster?
Given the timing involved It's clear enough that this interview does not confirm a tribute was displayed to a match crowd in the stadium.
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Recognising the death of anyone is obviously an individual matter for organisations to decide.
My opinion of Leinster Rugby is certainly not lessened by this.
However at a time when co-operation between the various sports organisations has never seemeed better, a decision to pay tribute to arguably the most Decorated Gael in our history would surely have been welcomed by most?
Also speaking of Leinster connections, I'm sure many in Kildare, Laois and Wicklow have shared poignant and happy memories over the last few days.
My opinion of Leinster Rugby is certainly not lessened by this.
However at a time when co-operation between the various sports organisations has never seemeed better, a decision to pay tribute to arguably the most Decorated Gael in our history would surely have been welcomed by most?
Also speaking of Leinster connections, I'm sure many in Kildare, Laois and Wicklow have shared poignant and happy memories over the last few days.
Exactly, that's why the suggestion that Leinster did something wrong in failing to pay tribute to someone who had no relevance to the sport, the teams, or the vast majority in attendance made such little sense.
I think we can finally conclude it's very unlikely that Kerry GAA have ever decided to pay tribute to a former Leinster rugby player in the grounds on a matchday. I'm sure that would have made headlines!
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Nice to see you now appear to recognise Micko's connections to Kildare, Laois and Wicklow.
I doubt whether this has happened but don't know why you keep asking it.
Anyway I'll conclude with a post from jimmym over in PROC:
'Pat Spillane told a story about the night he stumbled into bed shattered from a tough training session, His wife cuddled into him,
She was looking for a bit of action, He pushed her arm away, She tried again, Once again he pushed her arm away and said Im too fecking tired,
She replied..You wouldnt say no to Mick O Dwyer'
I've no idea about any connection he had to those counties, which connections specifically are you suggesting meant he had a direct association with Leinster Rugby?
If they had, it would go some way towards explaining why anyone would think there was any reason whatsoever for Leinster Rugby to acknowledge a Kerry footballer.