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On Sunday it was chucking it down in Dublin from early morning with no sign of letup .
So Ireland take the field in short sleeved shirts and nothing to aid catching the incessant up and unders which now are part and parcel of every rugby match . Arms and hands were thus exhibiting the consistency of a very cold slippy bar of soap . Needless to say the Irish performance was a catalogue of dropped catches and fumbled passes , any of which situations would have been aided by long ( non spill ) sleeves and mitts or whatever is allowed as gloves . I know when I am playing golf in the rain I have 2 options on all weather gloves , as well as the normal leather one for decent conditions .
Anyone who has played Gaelic football will know what I am talking about . But the rugby guys dont seem to look at other sports for reference .
With a bit of planning Ireland might have had an advantage kitted out as I suggest .
But Declan would need to get the info soon , he wont be there much longer I suspect .
So Ireland take the field in short sleeved shirts and nothing to aid catching the incessant up and unders which now are part and parcel of every rugby match . Arms and hands were thus exhibiting the consistency of a very cold slippy bar of soap . Needless to say the Irish performance was a catalogue of dropped catches and fumbled passes , any of which situations would have been aided by long ( non spill ) sleeves and mitts or whatever is allowed as gloves . I know when I am playing golf in the rain I have 2 options on all weather gloves , as well as the normal leather one for decent conditions .
Anyone who has played Gaelic football will know what I am talking about . But the rugby guys dont seem to look at other sports for reference .
With a bit of planning Ireland might have had an advantage kitted out as I suggest .
But Declan would need to get the info soon , he wont be there much longer I suspect .
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when did you start the knitting kelly.......boy that's a hard sell......
I was wondering why the rugby boys don't wear gloves. Is there a rule against it or something?
Apparently they are only allowed mitts which dont extend to the last 2 joints on the fingers . But that still gives you a better grip on the ball you are trying to catch . Bearing in mind that the average pass in rugby is about 4 yards , wearing mitts would not inconvenience anybody but a clumsy duffer too . But the long jersey is significant in last Sundays conditions , as catching in the bread basket is easier than other methods .
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