Six Nations now a place for the heavy gang

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline...

Six Nations now a place for the heavy gang
Thu, 07 Feb, 2019 - 06:00
Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline...

The team Ireland sent to Murrayfield 40 years ago revolved around the smallest half-backs in the game, a cross-border pair of Test Lions in the making.

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