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.

Tue, 08 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

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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Courts Sports Columnists Rugby Ireland New Zealand Place: Soldier Field Place: America Place: Giants Stadium Place: New Jersey Place: Chicago Place: Ireland Place: New Zealand Place: Lansdowne Place: Europe Place: Croke Park Person: Joe Schmidt Person: Ray Houghton Person: Jack Charlton Person: Paul McGrath Person: Phil Babb Person: John Sheridan Person: Pagliuca Person: Jason McAteer Person: Keane Person: Townsend Person: Houghton Person: Lineker Person: Louis van Gaal Person: Ollie Campbell Person: Michael Kiernan Person: Johnson Person: Woodward Person: Eddie O’Sullivan Person: Peter Jackson Event: 1982 Triple Crown Organisation: Ireland Organisation: NBC Organisation: Stuttgart Organisation: Romania Organisation: Genoa Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Cardiff Organisation: PARIS Organisation: England Organisation: All Blacks Organisation: Spain Organisation: Germany Organisation: Iniesta & Co Organisation: New Zealand

<p>THE DIFFERENCE: Northern Ireland's headcoach Michael O'Neill (L) speaks to midfielder Justin Devenny during the 2026 World Cup qualifier with Germany (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) </p>

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