‘Madness to award O’Sullivan contract’

FORMER England hooker Brian Moore has launched a scathing attack on Eddie O’Sullivan and the Irish squad for their performances at the Rugby World Cup.

Moore, now working as a rugby pundit, branded the decision to award O’Sullivan a four-year contract before the tournament as “madness”, but also attacked the players for their abject performances in France.

“The awarding of a four-year contract to Eddie O’Sullivan before a ball had been kicked was madness,” said Moore. “But in the end, the players have to hold their hands up and face the unpalatable, but ultimately irrefutable, truth that they did not step up to the plate when it mattered most.”