Stadium fails to match occasion

Last Saturday was a great day for Irish rugby.

A superb performance by the Ireland team and management underpinned a day of dramatic entertainment played out in front of a committed and absorbed audience. What a pity such a glorious gladitorial contest had to take place in such a pitiful arena.

Those of you who have been to Twickenham, Murrayfield, the Millennium Stadium and Stade de France know what it is like to watch a rugby match in a proper international stadium.