Irish rugby team police escort through Rome. 

"Svend" (svend) 02/25/2019 at 13:44 • Filed to: None

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A couple of differences here from the U.S.

First, rugby, rugby is not like football, but is like U.S. football, only without loads of padding*.

*Only kidding with you guys.

Second, police escorts aren’t done with large amounts of vehicles and constables holding traffic.

All you need is a small Fiat Panda, two officers and a couple of long armed ping pong paddles, oh and maybe some alcohol or insanity, maybe even both.

Fair warning, the video is shot in portrait.

Party-vi > Svend 02/25/2019 at 14:07

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Portrait mode?

*digs around in boxes for banhammer gif*

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Svend 02/25/2019 at 14:08

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European police cars are so sad.  Give me a P71 with bull bars over a panda any day.

WilliamsSW > Svend 02/25/2019 at 14:12

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I really don’t understand why sports teams get police escorts - and I’m surprised it happens outside the US.

It always irritated me when I would see the Chicago Bears’ (US football) opponent get an escort through stopped traffic on the Kennedy after a game downtown. It’s ~ 10 motorcoaches escorted by a dozen or more police cars.  They have a friggin’ charter - it’s not leaving without them.

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 02/25/2019 at 14:14

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Was this at all necesary?

Svend > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/25/2019 at 14:45

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Not all of them.

My county

From around the country.

There is a vast range of police vehicles with each force choosing what they want to have from patrol cars to specialist vehicles.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Svend 02/25/2019 at 14:51

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Are we sure this is a police escort and not someone following a stolen police car?  

Svend > WilliamsSW 02/25/2019 at 14:59

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Some coaches have been known to come under attack when playing away.

Also some of the players are worth vast amounts of money and having them all on one vehicle, etc...

So I can sort of see the point but ye’, in the most part, unless there is intelligence of some sort of event against the vehicle, just get on with it and stop holding everyone up. 

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat 02/25/2019 at 15:01

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In short, no. Lol. Even looking at the traffic there in the video, an escort wasn’t needed. Granted a lot of Rome is gridlock and they wouldn’t be going anywhere fast soon. 

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 02/25/2019 at 15:02

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Well, it seems quite impractical, I know it’s a sports team but it’s not a soccer one (which is what people go mad for) so I don’t think they need the help from the police.

Svend > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 02/25/2019 at 15:09

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Yes. Italian police are,................... unique. 

https://www.irishnews.com/news/worldnews/2019/02/25/news/irish-rugby-bus-receives-bizarre-police-escort-on-eve-of-italy-clash-1559039/

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat 02/25/2019 at 15:12

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I think in this case it was simply a host city trying be welcoming and get the team to their hotel and rested before the game. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Svend 02/25/2019 at 15:15

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WTF?

DipodomysDeserti > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 02/25/2019 at 15:17

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Police cars in Europe, especially in Rome , are usually awesome.

(I know the Carabinieri are technically apart of the military, but they act like cops ).

Svend > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2019 at 15:18

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Ye’, very Italian. 

DipodomysDeserti > WilliamsSW 02/25/2019 at 15:22

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In Italy, sports teams are frequently used as fronts for organized crime, especially in football. Their supporters are a lot of times muscle for the gang. Do a  google search for Italian ultras. They’ve nearly burned down their own stadiums on several occasions.

WilliamsSW > DipodomysDeserti 02/25/2019 at 15:33

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Yikes! I could see why they might need to be surrounded by police in that case, then.

I suppose Svend’s response to me makes some sense for, say, NFL teams, but I would hope to hell that the NFL pays for that (while knowing damn well that they get their stadiums for free so why would they pay for security...)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 02/25/2019 at 15:42

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lol no fucks given by that cop

company cars will do that

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/25/2019 at 15:43

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Italian driving will do that to the police.

Go dominant or go home, eventually. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 02/25/2019 at 15:46

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i had an original panda.... that was the only way to drive it :)

but yeah...lol... over here most of us drive a little more calmly

mostly....

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/25/2019 at 16:53

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Of the old Fiats I preferred the Uno to the Panda.

So Tipo, Uno, Thema and then Panda.

The 4x4 version looked cool though. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 02/25/2019 at 16:56

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i like the uno too.. and the tipo... i thought the thema was a lancia

but in any event the panda was 400 bob with 6 months mot left on it

hard to argue with that... it passed mot with no major issues again too :)

Svend > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 02/25/2019 at 17:10

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Yes, the Thema was a Lancia, I meant Tempra, my bad.

You can’t look a gift horse like that in the eye. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Svend 02/25/2019 at 17:10

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That. Was. Awesome.

Irish and Italian is a great combination.

Svend > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 02/25/2019 at 17:12

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True.

I haven’t watch any of the Six Nations rugby this year. 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Svend 02/25/2019 at 17:16

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only car ive ever sold before it died

little trooper it was... kinda miss it

now if i could just get some jobsecurity somewhere

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend 02/26/2019 at 04:10

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at least they’d be relaxed before they play.