Players are ‘a bit down in the mouth’, admits O’Sullivan

IRELAND coach Eddie O’Sullivan admitted on Saturday night that he and his players were “a bit down in the mouth” at finishing runners-up to France for the second successive year in the RBS Six Nations Championship in spite of racking up 51 points against Italy at the Stadio Flaminio.

In truth, though, they should not have been despondent. As the coach commented: “The boys gave everything in the tank and put up some great performances and scored some great tries.”

However, missing out on a championship on a three point difference is a heart-breaker, especially when the French were almost certainly awarded a try in Paris that wasn’t.