- Bryn Palmer
- 30 Sep 07, 11:15 PM
Paris - As Argentina鈥檚 players , Ireland鈥檚 stood around in stunned silence, staring vacantly into the distance.
They looked like unwanted guests at someone else鈥檚 party, not uttering a word.
They then had to go through the torturous process of collecting a medal as a permanent memento of their participation in this World Cup.
It is safe to say it won鈥檛 take pride of place in any of these players鈥� trophy cabinets.
Continue reading "Irish fall under magician's spell"
- Bryn Palmer
- 30 Sep 07, 06:08 PM
Paris - I was at the Parc des Princes on Sunday as Ireland鈥檚 dismal World Cup campaign ended with a 30-15 defeat to Argentina.
Here鈥檚 how I rated each individual player鈥檚 performance. See if you agree and let us know your own thoughts.
Continue reading "Ireland ratings v Argentina"
- Sean Davies
- 30 Sep 07, 05:50 PM
Well, the result that it seems every rugby fan in Wales has been screaming out for has come about and .
Some of the posters on 606 and other forums have even suggested that one of the blackest results in 鈥� the that dumped them out of the World Cup 鈥� was worth it to secure his end.
But I have to buck the trend and express sympathy for Jenkins, who has never truly been able to put his stamp on the team.
And as we finally accept that the 2005 鈥榞olden generation鈥� was nothing but a myth, I would suggest that a number of the senior players have got out lightly from the blood-letting blame-game.
Continue reading "Gareth Jenkins' reign"
