IRELAND offered a compulsive case again on Saturday that aggression and possession win matches.

WALES will find themselves one defeat away from the wooden spoon if they lose to RBS 6 Nations Championship opponents Ireland on Saturday, but scrum-half Gareth Cooper yesterday insisted: “Our mood is still upbeat.”

AXED England star Lawrence Dallaglio responded to his omission from Saturday’s Twickenham rugby showdown with world champions Australia by declaring: ‘‘I have never ever taken anything for granted.’’