Wallace overdue rub of the green

DAVID WALLACE desperately wants the rub of the green on St Patrick’s weekend at Twickenham.

The famous old London ground has not been a happy hunting ground for the Irish flanker. He scored the only try of the 2000 Heineken Cup final at the Rugby Road venue but Munster lost to Northampton by a single point. Two years later, he was part of an Irish team that capitulated to a stunning first-half performance from England.

Despite a Lions call-up in 2001 and a try to help Ireland beat Scotland in the 2004 Triple Crown decider, the last six years have been tough as