Exiles in Rugby Country

On days like this, we must spare a thought for great men like Eddie Butt.

Specifically, we must think of Eddie — a man who contributed more than his fair share to the gaiety of the nation playing bass for the Emperor of Ice Cream — on the day he found himself estranged among his own people.

We join Eddie in a Cork bar on March 21, 2009. Ireland are playing Wales. Eddie is on a stag but his personal celebration must wait. Being a man of infinite and varied talents, Eddie is on call to design a ‘commemorative poster’ for the Irish Examiner if Ireland win the Grand Slam.