LegendaryWe will never know what might have ensued but from Ray McLoughlin through to Tom Kiernan and including so many legendary Irish rugby players (Mike Gibson and Fergus Slattery but two) that was a period in Irish rugby to rank with the very best. What the '09 Slammers do have over the '48 trailblazers is a first Six Nations Grand Slam. To come out of today with five wins from five and be crowned Grand Slam champions would for me represent the greatest achievement in the history of Irish rugby. Put simply, and I am not stretching it in the least, today is the biggest game in the history of Irish rugby. I am of like mind and while defeat today would not detract from his professionalism or how he goes about his tactical business, winning the Grand Slam would move him to another level entirely.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2018 13:37 UTC