Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has given a bit of hilarious context behind some of his players belting out 'The Fields of Athenry' at the airport the morning after the Grand Slam triumph - pinning the blame on a troublesome weather delay. Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has given a bit of hilarious context behind some of his players belting out 'The Fields of Athenry' at the airport the morning after the Grand Slam triumph - pinning the blame on a troublesome weather delay. The 'Son of the Beast' ensured that not only was the Grand Slam homecoming scheduled for Lansdowne Road cancelled, but that the players were late in leaving London following their magical win over England. "We couldn't take off and we couldn't land but apart from that they said the flight would be pretty safe. And that's how they, sort of, came to be singing the Fields of Athenry in the Aer Lingus lounge."

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 16:07 UTC