Séamas O'Reilly: The joys of fairweather rugby fandom

'Watching rugby, I experience what Alexander Pope called “the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind”, and only occasionally find myself bothered by not knowing what’s going on'

Ireland's Mack Hansen (centre) with team-mates after the final whistle in the Rugby World Cup 2023, Pool B match at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Picture date: Saturday September 23, 2023.

There’s a game I like to play whenever I watch rugby.

What I do is pinpoint each on-field action that would kill me dead.