Hertz/Rugby

[Brainwrong]

Every single Embra based rugby fan that I have met, that have also shown and interest in fitbaw, have been yams. I have only ever met one rugby loving Hibby.

NOw, is that coincindence or is it due to the fact that Hertz favoured style of play is rather similar to that of Rugby?...



(P.S. I know there are a few Hibbys on here that are into their Rugby so, nae offence, eh?)

[Decal Joe]

I am one of said 'Rugby liking Hibbys'!

You'd probably be surprised but most of the teams I've played rugby for had high percentage of guys who did support a football team, there were obviously quite a few who had no interest in fitba' whatsoever but most had a leaning towards one team or another!

As for the Yams/ rugby combo, certainly in Edinburgh you may be right! Rugby players and rugby supporters are often 2 completely different things.

If you think about the rugby backgrounds of people in the capital, these are the same 'type' of people who would like to be seen around the Council, Business and Edinburgh Alicadoos that are more likely to be frequenting the lounges and directors suites at Tynecastle rather than ER.

Certainly when I played in the first division in Scotland (pre-premiership days!), I often felt that the Supporters in the Bar after games weren't my 'type' of people, and funnily enough I get this feeling when surrounded by Scumbos!

[ELWisty]

It's a class thing surely?

[Decal Joe]

Originally Posted by ELWisty
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It's a class thing surely?

Pish!

Yams have no class!
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[ELWisty]

Originally Posted by Decal Joe
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Pish!

Yams have no class!
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[Seven Tattoos]

Davie - like the McEwan's that used to sponsor the rugby divisions in Scotland you're 'Class In A Glass'!

[superbam]

Every single Embra based rugby fan that I have met, that have also shown and interest in fitbaw, have been yams. I have only ever met one rugby loving Hibby.

I have also found this to be the case. Maybe its cos hearts manage to attract a larger middle class support than hibs, mibbe due to their location in the city (nearer to big rugby areas like Morningside, Corstorphine etc) and also their relative success compared to us in recent years....


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[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by Decal Joe
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I am one of said 'Rugby liking Hibbys'!

You'd probably be surprised but most of the teams I've played rugby for had high percentage of guys who did support a football team, there were obviously quite a few who had no interest in fitba' whatsoever but most had a leaning towards one team or another!

As for the Yams/ rugby combo, certainly in Edinburgh you may be right! Rugby players and rugby supporters are often 2 completely different things.

If you think about the rugby backgrounds of people in the capital, these are the same 'type' of people who would like to be seen around the Council, Business and Edinburgh Alicadoos that are more likely to be frequenting the lounges and directors suites at Tynecastle rather than ER.

Certainly when I played in the first division in Scotland (pre-premiership days!), I often felt that the Supporters in the Bar after games weren't my 'type' of people, and funnily enough I get this feeling when surrounded by Scumbos!

Nae stress, I'm not one of those who think all rugby fans are fannies. Living in Embra you do get the impression that may well be the case though!
I never met any non-merchant/private school types that were into rugby when I was younger but met plenty that were. I have however met a reasonable amount of non-toff yam rugby fans over the past few years. Not generally from central Embra though, usually from the outskirts/borders i.e. country/farm boys (not being pejorative by the way).

I suppose there's no direct corrolation, just wanted to slag Hertz really!

ON a slightly related note; I've met yam bams fae Burdiehoose and various different places throughout Embra/Fife who werenae exactly Merchant School. Which disproves the yams-are-all-embra-establishment theory but what it doesn't disprove is the fact that all Embra establishment type folk tend to be yams.

Therefore, correct me if I'm wrong, I high percentage of Yams will be into rugby by default due to their schooling/social circles (?)

[Dub]

I hate rugby and The Yams


Coincidence? I think not.

[east calder hibby]

i love the rugger have been to landsdowne road a couple of times during the 6 nations to watch scotland....
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[KABULHIBBY]

Originally Posted by Brainwrong
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Every single Embra based rugby fan that I have met, that have also shown and interest in fitbaw, have been yams. I have only ever met one rugby loving Hibby.

NOw, is that coincindence or is it due to the fact that Hertz favoured style of play is rather similar to that of Rugby?...



(P.S. I know there are a few Hibbys on here that are into their Rugby so, nae offence, eh?)

To class that shower as a bunch of rugby players is slanderous in the extreme, rugby is a game of power, guile and skill, so it's one out of three for the Yams there then
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[Gareth]

Originally Posted by superbam
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I have also found this to be the case. Maybe its cos hearts manage to attract a larger middle class support than hibs, mibbe due to their location in the city (nearer to big rugby areas like Morningside, Corstorphine etc) and also their relative success compared to us in recent years....

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I always saw this as a social class thing too but think its a bit more entrenched that location or success. Hearts were/are the Edin establishment side and rugger ball is very much an edin establishment sport, or to rephrase, the sport of the Edin establishment.

[KABULHIBBY]

Originally Posted by ELWisty
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It's a class thing surely?

Not really IMO it is peoples misconception of class that brings this comparrison, most secondary schools in the Edinburgh area had at least 2 rugby sides in the late 70s/early 80s and I wouldn't class Craigroyston as a posh school, borstal yes but not posh
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. Have also played in adn against teams that are not exactly in the top bracket of scociety's pecking order.

[HibeeN]

Love rugby. :YAYYY: Been to some great 6 Nations games and although it's really different to football it terms of play and atmosphere, it's still a good sport.

[ELWisty]

Originally Posted by KABULHIBBY
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Not really IMO it is peoples misconception of class that brings this comparrison, most secondary schools in the Edinburgh area had at least 2 rugby sides in the late 70s/early 80s and I wouldn't class Craigroyston as a posh school, borstal yes but not posh
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. Have also played in adn against teams that are not exactly in the top bracket of scociety's pecking order.

True but in terms of actually sticking with the sport beyond the school gates you generally find rugby clubs and rugby culture are more middle class. Generalisations will never be 100% accurate of course - if you go to Selkirk, Hawick, Gala etc the bams and the toffs alike are into egg chasing. But certainly in Edinburgh that's how the game is seen, rightly or wrongly.

It's also true that Hertz tend to attract the small-c conservatives from all classes who might be more predisposed to the blazer and tie world of rugger than hibees (and before anyone jumps down my throat, I know not all rugby clubs are like that...).

At my school (in Dumfries admittedly) we played rugby as well as football in PE, and had a rugby team, but after the bell rang it was footie we played. Culturally we were conditioned against it - I remember my dad cracking some very un-PC jokes when I told him we'd been made to play rugby one day...

[Decal Joe]

Originally Posted by ELWisty
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True but in terms of actually sticking with the sport beyond the school gates you generally find rugby clubs and rugby culture are more middle class. Generalisations will never be 100% accurate of course - if you go to Selkirk, Hawick, Gala etc the bams and the toffs alike are into egg chasing. But certainly in Edinburgh that's how the game is seen, rightly or wrongly.

It's also true that Hertz tend to attract the small-c conservatives from all classes who might be more predisposed to the blazer and tie world of rugger than hibees (and before anyone jumps down my throat, I know not all rugby clubs are like that...).

At my school (in Dumfries admittedly) we played rugby as well as football in PE, and had a rugby team, but after the bell rang it was footie we played. Culturally we were conditioned against it - I remember my dad cracking some very un-PC jokes when I told him we'd been made to play rugby one day...

I played for 2 out of the 3 Borders Clubs that you mentioned!

I can confirm that people in the Borders perception of Edinburgh Rugby is pretty much the way that most on this thread see it, it wouldn't be unusual for my team mates to want to knock Edinburgh guys 'toffee noses' clean of their face! (not that I ever partook in such aggressive activities!
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[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by Decal Joe
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I played for 2 out of the 3 Borders Clubs that you mentioned!

I can confirm that people in the Borders perception of Edinburgh Rugby is pretty much the way that most on this thread see it, it wouldn't be unusual for my team mates to want to knock Edinburgh guys 'toffee noses' clean of their face! (not that I ever partook in such aggressive activities!
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Is that not view that most folk in Scotland have of Edinburgh folk?

99% of the wealth controlled by 1% of the population of Edinburgh. Aye, we're all posh ****s.