Dominic Crotty: Awful contest produced a deserving winner
Ireland played a horrible game of rugby last Saturday in Dublin and deservedly lost against Wales in a match whose quality fizzled out well before the relief of the final whistle.
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SUBSCRIBEFormer Ireland and Munster full-back Dominic Crotty casts his eye over Ireland's clash with Wales last weekend in the 2008 RBS 6 Nations
Ireland played a horrible game of rugby last Saturday in Dublin and deservedly lost against Wales in a match whose quality fizzled out well before the relief of the final whistle.
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