O’Sullivan relishing chance to banish memories of ‘disappointing’ World Cup

EDDIE O’SULLIVAN has welcomed his stint as Barbarians coach as an early chance to banish memories of Ireland’s calamitous World Cup.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2007 - 00:00
Duncan Bech

O’Sullivan is preparing the Barbarians for Saturday’s clash with South Africa at Twickenham – his first coaching assignment since the tournament in France.

Ireland, who entered the World Cup with high hopes, flopped abysmally by crashing out at the group stage – nine points adrift of Pool D leaders Argentina.

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