Millar says Cup draw lands Ireland in ‘pool of death’

IT’S difficult to imagine how things could have worked-out any worse for Ireland as the finals draws for the 2007 World Cup in France was made at the Mansion House yesterday.

For the third tournament in a row, Ireland have been pitted in a pool with their bete-noir, Argentina, and if that wasn't tough enough on the nerves of Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan, his side have also been drawn in the same pool as the host nation for the second tournament in a row.

Predictably, it was only a matter of seconds before Syd Millar, chairman of RWC Ltd, had labelled Pool D of the competition, the 'pool of death'.