Rónan Kelleher: 'We’re looking forward to getting back to work on Monday and trying to fix a lot of the wrongs'

Phil Dowson’s side left rueing a sloppy first-half and feeling that a more complete display on the night could have produced a sensational and famous victory.

TAKING IT ALL IN: Ronan Kelleher applaud the fans after the game in Croke Park. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

It was Eddie Jones who foisted the phrase ‘finishers’ on us when he was over England. This was in 2017, long before it all turned sour between the controversial Wallaby and the RFU blazers.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, who was supposedly part of a high-performance coaching WhatsApp group with Jones and coaches from the NFL and NBA, adopted it last year but the phrase has drawn ire from the off in rugby, a sport that is no stranger to cringing terminology.