Time for another big step

THERE’S a classic scene from a Marx Brothers movie named Duck Soup in which Harpo pretends to be Groucho’s reflection inside a mirror frame, the curly-mopped mute having smashed the glass moments earlier.

Hilarity ensues as he tries to match Groucho’s every move and the action progresses to the point where the pair even swap places.

It is tempting to imagine Wales and Ireland performing this sketch when they run out at the Millennium Stadium at 5pm this evening for their fourth-round clash in the 2011 RBS 6 Nations, for their progress since each winning a Grand Slam in 2008 and 09 respectively bears an uncanny similarity.