Interesting article on the Irish Team

**found this article here. pretty interesting.

Irish Women’s Rugby World Cup Update: “The Despair We Can Cope With. It’s The Hope We Can’t Handle.”

Sport: it’s all about the romance, the fairytale, the little ‘un overcoming the Goliath with a spirited blend of pluck, dash and faith. Like, say, the Irish Ladies Rugby Team daring to dream the impossible dream of actually winning the World Cup in Canada. Right? Erm, possibly. But is there any chance the Indo’s David Kelly missed the Big-‘Em-Up 101 Tutorial in journalism college?

The harsh reality is that, barring a miracle like Ireland actually winning the thing, nobody in this country, aside from family and friends, will give a hoot what happens in Canada over the next week.

Get serious, Dave. Even if they did manage to win it, they’d get about as much coverage as a lice epidemic in Tibet. Like, who in their right mind wants to watch half-dressed hookers scrummaging around in the mud after odd-shaped balls? Eh?

More: Ladies Out To Give Media Something To Sing About (Irish Independent)

More: Ireland Vs France, Friday, 12 Noon (irb.com)

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