UCC Minor Rugby Reunion Tralee, 2009

TA RAX RUM

Real MenReal Rugby Real Mean

Why So Successful?

Why So Famous?

Business Intelligence

Focus Groups

Photographic

Evidence

Accenture

Methodology

Contributors:

- Prof. Andy Mull- Dr. Paddy Collins- Dr. John Forde- Prof. Ray O’Connor- John Healy (BA)

Process of Building a "Minor" Player

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Strategic Objective

Flawless Execution

Step A

Step B

Step C

Building Strategy

Committee Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

Building Strategy

More Committee Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

Building Strategy

A Really Big Committee Meeting

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Mile Stone

Paddy’s committee idea: 7 drinks for everyone

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Mile Stone

Paddy Wins Best Idea Prize

Step A

Step B

Step C

Strategy Set Back

Shaughs & Paddy Kicked Out of Starrys

Step A

Step B

Step C

Strategy Step ForwardShaughs Allowed Back In

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

Paddy Let Back In

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Committee Adjourns To Play Swings - Wales 2000

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Horse Playing During Committee Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Horse Playing During Committee Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Eating & Drinking During Committee Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

“Forde” Disrupts Meeting

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

“Most Professional Looking Committee Member”

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Disrespect for Meetings

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Healy Slips During Committee Meeting

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

O’Connor Slips During Meeting

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Shaughs Celebrates Members’ Misfortune

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

O’Connor Rights Himself Again

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Shaughs Is Comatose – Ray Finds It Funny

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Committee Members Fall Asleep

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Mile Stone

New Committee Members Sworn In

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

Committee In Deep Discussion

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Andy Not Taking It Seriously

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

Nazis Take Over Meeting

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

Members Pick Wan Off of Jacks Floor

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Step Forward

Everyone’s Happy For Wan

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set BackMembers Revert To “Waterboarding”

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Mile Stone

Boylan Elected Committee Chairman

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Mile Stone

Boylan’s Election Celebrated

A Strategy Set BackBird Signals

Step A

Step B

Step C

Step A

Step B

Step C

A Strategy Set Back

“Eyebrows” caught with “Boyscout”

Strategy Resolution

Women & Beer: Get As Much As Often As Possible

Hall of Fame

Execution Of Strategy

Flawless Execution

Lite Banter

Flawless Execution

Heavy Banter

Flawless Execution

Forget The Banter

Flawless Execution

Close The Deal

Flawless Execution: USA

Flawless Execution: USA

Flawless Execution: USA

Flawless Execution: USA

Flawless ExecutionFlagrant Disregard For Personal Restraint

Flawless ExecutionNot Making Any Sense… What So Ever

Flawless ExecutionMembers Give Up Training For Drink

Flawless Execution

Blue is better for the girls

What color togs

are we playing

in?

Oh shit, a bad pint

I’m going to the Star

Flawless ExecutionI don’t care if I’m off-

side

Flawless Execution

Where is my Out Half?

Flawless Execution

Overwhelming Student Support

Flawless Execution

Hi Emer..this’ll be over

soon!

Flawless Execution

Emer, wait ,

don’t g0!

Flawless Execution

Where the

Fuck are the backs?

Flawless Execution

“More beer accelerates

recovery time.”

(John Boylan)

Flawless Execution

“Refuse to jump in Line

Outs.”

(A Don Fitzgerald Dictate)

Flawless Execution

Giving up before full-

time

Flawless Execution

Players drunk before games

Flawless Execution

Screw you - I refuse to play

today!

Flawless Execution

Players drunk before games

Flawless Execution

Players drunk before games

Flawless Execution

Fraternizing with the enemy.

Flawless Execution

Celebrating opposition

scores

Flawless Execution

Flirting with the

opposition.

Flawless Execution

How Ray O’Connor looked at

half time…

… inspiring

stuff.

Flawless Execution

Rapping instead of playing.

We always win the fights

Flawless Execution

Flawless Execution: Gym? What Gym?

Never heard of “the weights room”.

Flawless Execution: Expert Coaches

Why is Don standing on a

box?

We Were Fit Once

The Teams

Minor (A/B/C)?. What Year?

Minor Bs - 1990-1991

Minor C League Winners 1989-90

My Guinness

pose

Minor Teams' Bill of Rights

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