Sean Fitzpatrick recalls the day Gary Halpin gave the All Blacks the finger

'He was such a great personality and I find it hard to believe that he’s gone at only 55 years old. What a character!'

After scoring a try against New Zealand at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Gary Halpin gives All Blacks players the finger. He later revealed that it was directed at Sean FitzPatrick.

Sean Fitzpatrick interrupted a family holiday in New Zealand last night to talk about Gary Halpin and the "ballistic missile" incident.

The colourful Ireland prop who died suddenly this week confessed long ago that the double-handed middle-finger rant immediately after scoring his try against them during the 1995 World Cup had been aimed at the All Blacks’ captain.