“Let’s change it” – The game that kick-started Irish rugby’s greatest winning run
“The speed – that was the biggest thing. The noise, speed and intensity.” Back on February 5th 2000, Ireland went to Twickenham and got the mother and father of all beatings from a ruthless England side. Warren Gatland’s side looked to be carrying a three-month hangover from a World Cup campaign that had seen them […]
4 years ago
“I was sitting at home going, ‘Take the shot!'” – John Hayes
“You knew it was coming but that still doesn’t make it easy to stop.” John Hayes knows how achingly tough it is to go to Paris and turn the French over. ‘The Bull’ was part of the Ireland team, back in 2000, that ended a losing streak stretching back to 1978 with a stunning 27-25 […]
4 years ago
“The state of some of the boys on the plane made it an easy decision to get out of there”
Those that were at The Mansion House, or later caught sight of footage, will still clearly see Tommy Bowe giving it socks into that microphone. Ireland won only their second ever Grand Slam, on a soggy Saturday back in March 2009, and the celebrations were still in full swing by the time they flew back […]
7 years ago
Kevin McLaughlin recalls frankly terrifying experience of taking John Hayes’ seat on the Ireland team bus
Never happened again…
9 years ago
WATCH: John Hayes recalls his relentless pre-match vomiting routine
“You would just see the two feet sticking out!”
9 years ago
WATCH: John Hayes makes ballsy claim about fighting Paul O’Connell
Who are we to argue?
9 years ago