Active Sport

This place does a roaring trade in rugby gear for three reasons: Firstly it’s the official Leinster Rugby kit place thing-​a-​ma-​bob; secondly, it’s at the epicentre of a large number of big rugby schools, not least of all the rugby academy they pretend is a school, Blackrock College; and thirdly this is where lots of south side mom’s* go shopping.
I bought an Irish rugby jersey here for our disappointing last World Cup. I had to buy it in kids, age 10.
How embarrassing is that?!
Now, I’m twenty-​three, five foot nine (and a half, mind you,) and I weight nearly seventy kilos. I demand that Canterbury present to me a ten year old that size. Now.
See, they can’t!
Still, it’s a good gag, I’ve gotta give it to them there. They really had me on that one. I suppose it’s in the ethos of the sport too, so fair play, fair play.
The staff here are friendly, it’s Irish owned and they know there stuff in particular when it comes to rugby stuff. Four stars.
*and Dad’s but it doesn’t sound as good that way :)

Not one of the best sports shops around. It also happens to be the main official Leinster rugby store, but that’s so inconsequential, I’m going to leave that aside and concentrate on the non-​Leinster-​related-​paraphernalia side of things. Not that there’s much, it’s a fairly small space. And they’ve taken up outside with Jansport bags (very nice for backpacks or what have you, but in space this small, you’d think they’d want to minimise superfluity, not expand it…)
They’ve got the basics I admit, gumshields, rugby shirts, shin pads and the like. Not the best range of footwear, which, unless you do something like martial arts or swimming is kind of a big deal) and their swimwear isn’t the broadest choice either, which is odd considering that one of the biggest clubs in Ireland is based around 10 minutes away so you’d think that could be a bit of a draw.
My advice? Go to Lifestyle in Dún Laoghaire.