Irish Examiner View: Coup de grâce

Perhaps we may have one weekend of world class sport without the longueur of debates about video-assisted refereeing
The coup de grâce was delivered, at a time when French tails were up, by a fulminating, acrobatic try from James Lowe, which will spark debate about whether it should have been allowed. Picture: Thomas Ash 

The coup de grâce was delivered, at a time when French tails were up, by a fulminating, acrobatic try from James Lowe, which will spark debate about whether it should have been allowed. Picture: Thomas Ash 

Perhaps we may have one weekend of world class sport without the longueur of debates about video-assisted refereeing. But this was not one of them. 

On this occasion the verdict was with Ireland in a stupendous Six Nations match in Dublin, which many declare to be the best in their memories. 

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