England secured their Grand Slam and championship double tonight at Kingsholm, running home seven tries!
Scorers: England: Tries: Seb Stegmann, Hugo Ellis, Luke Eves, Matt Cox, Noah Cato, Nathan Catt, Mark Odejobi; Cons: Alex Goode 4
Ireland: Try: David Kearney; Pens: Ian Madigan 3
Setanta have published a fantastic (tongue in cheek) guide to what 2008 may hold for the Ireland squad and the IRFU.
Including Jake White being hired to work alongside O'Sullivan, England winning the Grand Slam, Brian Ashton being sacked, Glasgow winning the Heineken Cup and Gavin Henson leaving
Now there's a question!
After the Irish World Cup performance, what would it take for Eddie still to be offered the job and not McGeechan (or possibly even Gatland for that matter?).
Is a Grand Slam required in the Six Nations 2008, and if so is it a possibility?
David Pollock has been awarded a two-year contract with Ulster, after captaining the Ireland U20's to an unprecedented Grand Slam and Six Nations Championship double in 2007.
"David is one of Ireland's brightest young players and has the attributes required to be a top class back-row forward,"
The Irish U/20 Rugby Team enjoyed Grand Slam glory in Stadio Santa Columba, Benvento on Friday 16th March. Following victories over Wales (17-15); France (19-16); England (13-6), and Scotland (31-8), the Irish completed the Grand Slam with a 36-25 win over Italy.
The team, ably supported by forme
Georday Murphy has enjoyed some normality this week, and as much as he loves his country, being in Leicester may not have been the worst thing. The same goes for all the players, returning to their respective clubs has given them time to gain some perspective.
Eddie O'Sullivan doesn't need to rai
England are the champions, but have fallen from grace, they are no longer the best team in the world with a Grand Slam and a Webb Ellis Trophy to their name. A change of management acknowledges that this is no longer the case, Brian Ashton is the man at the helm (even though he was already assis