Archive for March, 2006

Taking Stock After Twickenham

Monday, March 20th, 2006

So the weekend is over, Ireland won out over England, it was fantastic in a cup final type of way. We narrowly won a match which we should have won comfortably but a Triple Crown is still sweet. I’m so happy we won, I backed Ireland heavily so I was shocked that it needed […]

Twickenham, 6 March 2004

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

By Gerry O’Sullivan, 16 March 2006.
Ahead of the match on Saturday, I thought I’d post my reminiscences of the last England-Ireland match in Twickenham, 6 March 2004.
I was invited to come to the match by a business contact, and having thought about it for all of about 0.005 seconds, accepted the offer. I’d never […]

Scots Seen Off

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Posted by Gerry O’Sullivan, Sunday, 12 March 2006
I was in Cork for the weekend, and didn’t have a chance while away to post my thoughts on the Ireland-Scotland match.
The final result of 15-9 didn’t really reflect the reality on the day. The weather played a major part of that, as it made passing difficult. It […]

Help A Rugby Player In Need

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Gavin tells of his connection to Victor Connell who was on the news this evening because there is a big push on to collect money for his rehabilitation. Victor got hurt playing rugby so obviously I can relate. I wish him the best and I really hope that they manage to collect a lot for […]