An afternoon of light, sweetness and beards

An afternoon of light, sweetness and the return of the redhead from Limerick, with the latter occurrence contributing substantially to the former.

By the end of proceedings the RTÉ panel are positively giddy, comparing Jonathan Sexton to Dan Carter and salivating at the prospect of a Triple Crown decider at Twickenham next Saturday week. Yes, that much sweetness, that much light and ne’er a cross word or half-decent argument at any stage along the way. Grr. Was it for this that Edward Fitzgerald died, Roger Casement — more of him, improbably, in a moment — was hanged and we pay our licence fee?

We mention Roger Casement because George Hook did. It was Gordon D’Arcy’s fault. That beard of his. Tom McGurk reckoned it made him look ‘Edwardian’; George went further, as George usually does, and made the Casement comparison.