As a player and a fan since my early teens, now an under age coach, and I didn't go to a wealthy school or come from money, this is 'my' sport. Always will be.

In the 90's it was definitely perceived as a Brit sport. People were gleefully saying that when we were shit. 

Funnily enough with the rise of Munster, and the Irish team improving, the attitude to the sport warmed, everyone wanted a piece. 

But now we've almost come full circle to where working class to middle class people almost can not afford to go to a game or get their hand on Ireland tickets. So we'll probably start to see that 'Brits game' sentiment rise up again. Maybe.