6 Nations Rugby

Its a big weekend for rugby coming up! Ireland play England in the 6 Nations championship. Although Ireland are trailing just behind England and France in the points table, they gave France a very close run for their money last weekend and many bookies are giving odds in favour of the Ireland. It will be an exciting match for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that its the first ever that the England team will have run on to the pitch on Croke Park. The home of Ruby in Ireland is Lansdowne Rd, but at the moment the stadium is under a massive redevelopment plan . In the meantime the GAA authortities have made the historic gesture of opening Croke Park to both England and Rugby. Perhaps the last occassion of such importance was in 1973 when, at the height of the troubles, England decided to break recent tradition and start travelling again to play in Dublin. We've come a long way!
Players to watch out for this weekend are Brain O' Driscoll, back from injury for Ireland and Johnny Wilkinson, England's key goal kicker recently returned, also after a long spell of injuries.
Here's an idea! When Ireland win (not if!) why not celebrate and buy an Ireland Rugby shirt for yourself or your kids!