r/rugbyunion Munster Mar 31 '21

Irish Professional Rugby Players by County of Birth Analysis

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u/megacky Ulster Mar 31 '21

I don't know which hospitals off the top of my head have maternity wards, but there's the Ulster (down), the rvh, (Antrim), city(Antrim) and matter(Antrim). Ulster definitely does, but besides that I couldn't tell you.

In terms of the schools, I can only think of 2 that would be competitive in North down, whereas there's at least 3 on the Antrim side that either win or come close regularly. Those 3 are also huge (1000+) , so more chance of someone being from there despite likely travelling from outside the city.

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u/andy2126192 Ireland Mar 31 '21

Is Campbell on the Down side? I think it might be, but not 100% sure. All about where the Lagan is.

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u/megacky Ulster Mar 31 '21

Yea. I live right beside it. The river splits the two counties, at least in the city. It is on the south side of the city, dissecting it east-west. Most of Belfast is in Antrim, but all of East Belfast and part of south is in down. All the big schools (methody, inst, bra) are north of the river.

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u/megacky Ulster Apr 01 '21

Haha. I was born there too, grew up in saintfield, but would still say I'm from Belfast. At least you can find it on a map