Ireland V England: The unfriendly ‘friendly’ match of 1995

When is a ‘friendly’ not a friendly?

When fans view soccer as war by other means, when they cause mayhem, throw metal and wooden poles, jeer at players, and shout Nazi salutes and turn a game of football into a full-scale riot.

That was Lansdowne Road 20 years ago when scores of England fans caused chaos in the stadium’s upper west stand, ripping up seats and hurling anything they could find in the direction of Republic of Ireland supporters and players.