The words every south Dublin rugby parent dreads: ‘Dad, I want to join the drama society’

The words every south Dublin rugby parent dreads: ‘Dad, I want to join the drama society’

February 13, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced by a south Dublin rugby parent when their child expresses interest in joining a drama society instead of pursuing rugby.

There’s no sugar-coating this one. We’ve been taken to the literally cleaners today. Yeah, no, beaten 45-10 by – and there’s easy way of saying this – Wesley College, the same Wesley College who haven’t won a Leinster Schools Senior Cup since the world was in pretty much black and white. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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