Ireland Wins the Grand Slam

[colmquinn]

Ireland beat Wales today to take the 6 Nations Rugby trophy, unbeaten in any of their games so they get the "Grand Slam" and best of all a guy from my home town got a Try (a guy who grew up beside the feela who shares my house with me). Yeah for Ireland, Wales 15 Ireland 17


Have that rest of western europe (well the important countries anyway)

Last hope for the Welsh.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYpK8IYE94

[Sionnach Glic]

Man, my heart was in my mouth during that last kick. I was sure the guy was going to get that penalty, and so was everyone else (including the announcer, by the sound of it!). Terrific match.

[Enkidu]

As a Welshman, I was also holding my breath, but hoping it would go over.....

Well done Ireland.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Congrats, Ireland. *Raises glass of mountain dew in salute*

[Thorin]

It's a poor sport for the spectators.

There's no such professional sport as "rugby", either.

[thelordharry]

A sport played by thugs and watched by gentlemen, as opposed to football which is played by gentlemen and watched by thugs

[Thorin]

Football is an even worse sport.

And you got the saying a bit wrong - it's that rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen, and football a game for gentlemen played by thugs.

Besides that, "rugby" doesn't even exist.

[Mikey]

Well, if Vinnie Jones is any indication, I'd have to agree with Thorin.

Though I guess he's on about the division between some arcane things called "rugby league" and "rugby union," which I have no concept of.

[Captain Seafort]

Vinnie Jones is a thug even by football standards, although hardly unique - the Wimbledon team he was part off in the early 90s was nicknamed "the Crazy Gang". These days Rooney seems to be doing his best to one-up him. Which has its advantages, since it means United have lost their best striker just when they need him most.

[Mikey]

I don't follow soccer at all, and English league play less even than American soccer, and even I know Jones for his violence.