Ireland didn’t just pull off a great and historic win — they won a great game

For all the superlatives rightly thrown in the direction of Joe Schmidt’s team the past couple of days, one aspect of Soldier Field has probably still not been fully appreciated.

Ireland didn’t just pull off a great and historic win — they won a great game
Tue, 08 Nov, 2016 - 00:00
Kieran Shannon
Kieran Shannon

Ireland didn’t just pull off a great and historic win — they won a great game.

There is a difference.

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