Ireland win The Grand Slam

It’s been a while. 61 years in fact. In 1948 the world was still recovering from war when Jack Kyle masterminded Ireland’s last Grand Slam. We English football fans can begin to understand what that feels like, seeing as it’s been 43 years since we won the football World Cup. But there’s a key difference, 43 is definitely not 61. I thought they’d blown it. As we were watching the Golden Generation of Irish rugby players start to age, I honestly thought they’d missed their chance, and it could well have been another 61 years before it came around again.

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