Irish rugby doesn’t have to salvage pride

I REFER to your item ‘Brian the Lion King’ (Irish Examiner, The Week on a Page, April 16).

Yes, more good news for the Irish. But how dare you refer to Brian O'Driscoll's appointment as captain of the Lions as "salvaging some national pride after our poor performance in the Six Nations Championship."

If you have lost pride in our national team because we didn't beat a better Wales side on the day, then it's you who has the problem. Do you not remember our victories? And not just in this year's Six Nations.