When the going gets tough...

And so Championship 2012 ended with the most predictable winners imaginable after the least predictable journey imaginable.

When the going gets tough...
Sat, 06 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Enda McEvoy
Enda McEvoy

But last Sunday threw up some points of discussion nonetheless. Here are a few of them.

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