FOR any rugby neutral, England-Ireland would have been the game of the tournament. Take away the rivalries/stakes/bragging rights and stripping the game to its core; the 80 minutes was about as dynamic, entertaining and as chaotic as you can get on the rugby field.
England put in a performance not seen in years against Ireland who were everyone’s comfortable favourites to bag the win at Twickenham and the Grand Slam. Rushed attack met frantic defence, outstanding tries and accurate kicking put this game down in the history books.
During the World Cup many people had already wr...