IRELAND-Wales in Dublin yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of an event which has long been forgotten in the mists of time. It deserves dusting down if only as a brief reminder to how different sport used to be in the immediate post- Second World War era.
On this very weekend in 1948, Mick O’Flanagan made his debut in one of Ireland’s most historic matches, against Scotland at Lansdowne Road where a 6-0 win helped secure the first of the country’s two Grand Slams. His first match turned out to be his last which made O’Flanagan doubly unique, a one-cap wonder at rug...