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Rugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, please

Fans of the oval ball game must move away from elitism and tired prejudice

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The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor
Sat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Matt Williams is the latest to tell us that rugby trumps soccer when it comes to teaching our young people about life values (Sports, July 10th).

A familiar trope. Would it not be enough to celebrate a good weekend for rugby without claiming this moral superiority? It is a rather tiresome assertion and is one that just highlights the prejudice and elitism of those who make it. – Yours, etc,

REAMONN O’LUAN,

Churchtown,

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