Because the Viet Celts are a sound bunch and do wonders to foster the game in Vietnam.
Spent a year teaching English in China, just happened to be the year the All Asian Games were being held in Shanghai.
Was an unreal experience, teams from Japan, Thailand, Korea, Qatar and the other gulf States.
Micheal O Muircheartaigh was even there providing match commentary!
Was very proud to be a part of the GAA that day.
Played GAA in Shanghai, even in China the GAA politics carried over, we’d lads splitting from the team over rows and starting their own team. Digs were thrown on the pitch and sides were picked, with committee members splitting along different lines.
The club refused to register as a club with the Chinese gov so the pitches had to be rented using local patsies with a nod and a wink. Jerseys were made back in Ireland rather than in China and had to be smuggled into China to avoid the customs fees. Mystery funding from GAA hq and everything was operated as cash in hand.
Very hard to break into the club and be one of the lads if you didn’t play back home, usual local gaa stuff really, just in China.
They making great strides with the kids league though, Chinese kids and a few Irish kids getting coached at the weekends and having a great time.
Its only fair if they are converting our youth to kpop and anime that we in turn convert their youth to GAA.
God, that’s awful to hear. There’s no reason children should be playing hurling or rugby at all.
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Good read. Thanks
That‘s very cool
GAA’s one of the best things about Ireland
/r/gaa
Because the Viet Celts are a sound bunch and do wonders to foster the game in Vietnam.
Spent a year teaching English in China, just happened to be the year the All Asian Games were being held in Shanghai.
Was an unreal experience, teams from Japan, Thailand, Korea, Qatar and the other gulf States.
Micheal O Muircheartaigh was even there providing match commentary!
Was very proud to be a part of the GAA that day.
Played GAA in Shanghai, even in China the GAA politics carried over, we’d lads splitting from the team over rows and starting their own team. Digs were thrown on the pitch and sides were picked, with committee members splitting along different lines.
The club refused to register as a club with the Chinese gov so the pitches had to be rented using local patsies with a nod and a wink. Jerseys were made back in Ireland rather than in China and had to be smuggled into China to avoid the customs fees. Mystery funding from GAA hq and everything was operated as cash in hand.
Very hard to break into the club and be one of the lads if you didn’t play back home, usual local gaa stuff really, just in China.
They making great strides with the kids league though, Chinese kids and a few Irish kids getting coached at the weekends and having a great time.
Its only fair if they are converting our youth to kpop and anime that we in turn convert their youth to GAA.
God, that’s awful to hear. There’s no reason children should be playing hurling or rugby at all.