Ireland treating their players to a private session with the celebrated folk and protest singer Christy Moore. “He sang Ordinary Man at one stage,’’ said coach Joe Schmidt. “They (the players) are ordinary men who are an extraordinary team who deliver exceptional deeds.’’
For the record, Ordinary Man tells, in Moore’s inimitable way, of a factory worker made redundant after 20 years loyal service and his subsequent struggle to keep a roof over his head and his family’s. A good way of reminding the rugby team of the need to keep feet on the gro...