Tallaght calling for Ireland A’s Argie bargy

IN a far-sighted new initiative, the IRFU are bringing the international game to Tallaght for the first time tonight when Michael Bradley’s Ireland A team take on their Argentine counterparts, known as the Jaguares, at the recently opened stadium, better known as the home of Shamrock Rovers.

The Union see the move as beneficial to the development of the game in this thickly populated area of Dublin and it will be interesting to note the public response. 8,000 squeezed into the stadium for the recent FAI Cup final, although a little more than half that number this evening would be seen as a positive response.

“We are particularly excited about holding the first ever international game in Tallaght, something that we were conscious of when we selected the venue in terms of game development,” said IRFU director of rugby Eddie Wigglesworth.