There’s something about the self-congratulation involved in our "maturing as a nation" post England at Croker that makes your flesh crawl, says Michael Moynihan
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AlanThe howls of derision which greeted Dan Parks’ match-winning penalty meant international rugby left Croke Park under something of a cloud, writes Alan Good
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Charlie Mulqueen watched a going away party fall flat at Croke Park
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March 14, 2010 19:55 by
AlanThe breakdown isn't the only area where interpretation has become an issue in recent days, writes Alan Good
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March 10, 2010 17:53 by
AlanBrian O'Driscoll this weekend joins 12 other players in rugby's most exclusive club - but which of the centurions is the greatest, asks Alan Good
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Donal Lenihan pays the ultimate compliment to Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll ahead of his 100th cap
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Irish coach Declan Kidney is a master at keeping things in perspective
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February 18, 2010 19:59 by
AlanAlan Good takes issue with the prospect of a team winning a Grand Slam, but losing the Six Nations championship
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Charlie Mulqueen on a Paris mauling for Ireland in the Six Nations
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Diarmuid O'Flynn, Croke Park
SUCH is the surgical precision with which Brian O'Driscoll plays that, had he not become one of the best rugby-players this country has ever produced, then this former student of Blackrock College could surely have taken his considerable skills down...
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