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Mon 02 Feb 2010Ireland obviously left a lot in their locker
After the positive effort against Australia we had expected a much fuller performance against Italy, and we certainly didn’t get it
AS I exited Croke Park for the third-last time I was a little unsure where to place Ireland’s 18-point win over Italy. Then I bumped into 10 Italians. They were pretty dejected, admitting that over the years they expected defeats but were now getting very tired of the continued struggle. Conversely we have come to expect the opposite. In a sense we were both disappointed. High up in the Cusack Stand pre match, the Italians were in a very jovial and optimistic mood even joining in with our “terrifying” anthem, Ireland’s Call.
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