For those who do not know, 2 rugby players in Ireland and who have played for the national team have been found not guilty of rape, unanimously i might add, this week after an 8 week trial. And what is the result? This:
This article - https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-ne...0-12275378 - has more footage on the protests and some background to the story.
There is also going to be a protest outside the teams ground this Friday - https://www.irishnews.com/news/northerni...t-1293765/ - when they play their first home match since the verdicts.
Can you imagine the reaction if they were found guilty and men started protesting? There would be an uproar.
In the last 24 hours, a 3rd player has also been suspended because of a comment in a whatsapp message - https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-uni...-12299903. The message he sent was "Did any sluts get fucked?"
Rugby in Ireland is governed by the union, and any players playing for one of the four professional teams in Ireland are effectively paid for by the union. This system has meant that the best Irish players tend to stay in the country rather than going to England or France for more money. Also, to play for the national side, generally you have to play in Ireland - a player was dropped from the national side after announcing he was going to play in France next year.
The two players in question were suspended by their club and country since the charges were made and haven't played since June/July last year and a review by the club and union is currently underway. The rugby season ends in about 2 months so its unlikely they will be back next year.
There is also a good chance that both players will effectively be released by their clubs due to financial pressures from sponsors and will effectively be forced to leave the country and not play for the country again. Some local media are already advocating for this position - https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda...9661.html.
I am starting to think that the world has seriously lost it and that I will record any encounters in the future just to be safe.
This article - https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-ne...0-12275378 - has more footage on the protests and some background to the story.
There is also going to be a protest outside the teams ground this Friday - https://www.irishnews.com/news/northerni...t-1293765/ - when they play their first home match since the verdicts.
Can you imagine the reaction if they were found guilty and men started protesting? There would be an uproar.
In the last 24 hours, a 3rd player has also been suspended because of a comment in a whatsapp message - https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-uni...-12299903. The message he sent was "Did any sluts get fucked?"
Rugby in Ireland is governed by the union, and any players playing for one of the four professional teams in Ireland are effectively paid for by the union. This system has meant that the best Irish players tend to stay in the country rather than going to England or France for more money. Also, to play for the national side, generally you have to play in Ireland - a player was dropped from the national side after announcing he was going to play in France next year.
The two players in question were suspended by their club and country since the charges were made and haven't played since June/July last year and a review by the club and union is currently underway. The rugby season ends in about 2 months so its unlikely they will be back next year.
There is also a good chance that both players will effectively be released by their clubs due to financial pressures from sponsors and will effectively be forced to leave the country and not play for the country again. Some local media are already advocating for this position - https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunda...9661.html.
I am starting to think that the world has seriously lost it and that I will record any encounters in the future just to be safe.