Wolfhounds bare teeth early on to see off sorry Saxons

IF the England Saxons expected to neuter the Wolfhounds at a gale-lashed Ravenhill last night they were in for a big surprise, as they were cut down to size in no uncertain terms.

Even though they had issues in the tight, the Irish boys showed their teeth in the first half with tries from Chris Henry and Denis Hurley helping them to a 14-3 interval lead into the face of a thunderous wind.

In a tale of two halves, the Wolfhounds withstood everything that the Saxons could muster, and that they did with great gusto with fly-half Ian Humphreys adding two sumptuous second half penalties to his couple of conversions.