someone told that the two irelands actually have a combined team made up of players from the republic and from norther ireland.is it true?
2006-10-20 06:37:40 · 17 answers · asked by Marsattack 3 in Sports ➔ Rugby
john g,you say that they have a combined team?that is what i was told.why is everyone else saying that they have seperate teams?we are talking about rugby union here,are we not?
2006-10-20 07:30:14 · update #1
People seem to be mixing up football with rugby. The rugby team plays as a united ireland, chiefly because there is one governing body for both; there is also a single governing body for Gaelic Games in both countries. The football has one team for Northern Ireland and another for Republic of Ireland, and there are two serate governing bodies
The Gaelic Games came about to protect an all ireland culture, so a single body made sense. Rugby at the birth o the Republic of Ireland was mostly the preserve of the professional classes. Football was considered a very english game and was played chiefly by blue collar workers and there was a strong sectarian divide already existing.
2006-10-20 12:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by rollingergrund 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In soccer there are two teams but in Rugby Union there is one combined Irish team consisting of players from The Republic and from Northern Ireland. Both anthems are sung before each international.
2006-10-20 08:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Christian R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Northern Ireland and The Republic are 2 seperate countries the football has 2 teams one in north and one in south but in rugby they have a mixed side
2006-10-20 06:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In rugby union, there is only ONE team for Ireland. Amazingly, politics just about managed to stay out of the sport at International level
2006-10-20 11:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have separate football associations.
2006-10-20 06:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by mini metro 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definately a combined team
2006-10-20 21:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by Julie c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a minute. Green, Tomkins, Upson, Bridge, Parker, Noble, Sears, Stanislas, Cole, Hines.
2016-03-28 02:36:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
separate but if you were born in the north and you somehow got in to the southern team you wouldnt be discriminated against just like a pile of irish players play for uk soccer clubs come on what a question!
2006-10-20 06:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes the island of ireland is broken up in2 4 provinces.leinster munster ulster and connacht.players from each province represent the irish team.
2006-10-20 14:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by comsopaul 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they have a separate team
2006-10-20 07:20:26 · answer #10 · answered by Chelsea FC is the best 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋