The 1977 colours match between Trinity and UCD was just a few minutes old when UCD hooker and Ireland international John Cantrell took a hefty punch to the head. But it looked worse than it was in reality.”The teamsheets for the 1977 colours match. The antics of those students watching on had always been a feature of the colours match with eggs, fruit and sometimes flour the preferred missiles of choice. Michael Gibson of Trinity (white shirt) exchanges punches with UCD prop Tom Kavanagh (on ground) during the 1977 colours match. “It seems that in a colours game you can get away with what might not be acceptable even at Croke Park or Dalymount,” he wrote.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2018 06:56 UTC