Colin Sheridan: Some games are best played in the dark. This was one of them
Peter O’Mahony scores Ireland's fourth try despite the tackle of Edoardo Padovani the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium.
If Roman emperor Marcus Aurilius had spent his days dreaming about the RBS Six Nations and not of his native Rome, this, surely, was not what he envisaged.
Ireland versus Italy on a Sunday afternoon already brought with it a sense of dread for anybody hoping for a competitive contest. Italy last won a game in the competition eight seasons ago. They've only ever won 11 in total. Once was against Ireland, nine years ago. Hopes were not high then for a thriller. Both sets of players copped it. The crowd must have known it. The tournament organisers certainly knew it. Hence the graveyard shift on a Sunday afternoon. If they could have played it behind closed doors in the dome in Bekan, I’m sure they would have. They really, really should have. Some games are best played in the dark. This was one of them.
