Ireland lifted by travelling green army

Donncha O’Callaghan has described the hordes of supporters following Ireland across New Zealand as the “Aviva Stadium on crack”.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2011 - 16:01

Donncha O’Callaghan has described the hordes of supporters following Ireland across New Zealand as the “Aviva Stadium on crack”.

It is estimated that 25,000 Irish fans are tracking ’everyone’s favourite second team’, as Brian O’Driscoll's side have been dubbed in the local media.

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