Sunday Bloody Sunday: Here's how the English media reacted to beating Ireland

The English papers were chock-full of U2 puns as they revelled in what The Telegraph termed "redemption day".

Sunday Bloody Sunday: Here's how the English media reacted to beating Ireland
Mon, 24 Feb, 2020 - 18:30
Stephen Barry

The English papers were chock-full of U2 puns as they revelled in what The Telegraph termed "redemption day".

Tom Cary's report on their website was titled "Ireland left lacking desire in England defeat following midweek visit from U2 singer Bono".

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