21/03/2017 15:08
On the eleventh anniversary of a famous triple crown-clinching victory at Twickenham, the Oirish reverted to their tradition of ruining an England grand slam finale, thus emulating the heroics from 2001 and 2011. However, in spite of this thoroughly-deserved win against the champions of Europe, Irish rugby fans cannot but help feel short changed by a squad that raises its game against the All Blacks and John Bull, whilst failing to quite hit the same heights against Scotland and Wales. It's all very well priding themselves on being party poopers, but the men in green really ought to be competing for a grand slam themselves.
