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12th Oct 2015

Devin Toner won’t take kindly to the ITV commentator’s description of him

Big difference

SportsJOE

We’ve been here before.

During the opening game of the Rugby World Cup, ITV commentator Nick Mullins came in for criticism following a comment about Fiji.

“In the smaller villages, they will all be gathering around the one TV, the one satellite dish, hoping the generator doesn’t let them down,” Mullins said.

This sparked something of a mini-outrage amongst the viewing public, many of whom considered the ITV commentator’s comments to be derogatory.

It turned out that Mullins was making reference to a pre-match quote from Fiji coach John McKee, but had failed to contextualise his comments during commentary.

There’s no such excuse for this clanger though.2015 Rugby World Cup Group D, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 11/10/2015 Ireland vs France FranceÕs Yoann Maestri and Devin Toner of Ireland Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James CrombieDuring Ireland’s victory over France at the Millennium Stadium, ITV’s commentator referred to Devin Toner as the “Dublin tower block”.

However, Toner is from Co. Meath.

Toner was educated in Dublin, at Castleknock College and University College Dublin, but we’re not sure if that qualifies him to be referred to as the “Dublin tower block.”

Maybe the “Meath mountain” would’ve been a more suitable WWE-style nickname?

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