I watched this game in the Big Ben Pub (207 Av Charles de Gaulle), supping expensive Kilkenny beer at 6.80 Euros, equivalent to about six pound a pint. Since my last visit to the pub in 2007 nothing much had changed, though they weren't selling crisps anymore. An English themed pub without crisps, not quite right.
The game was a tense, close affair and only had a fraction of the excitement of the France v Wales game the day before. Ireland played quite safely and when BOD scored a drop kick in the second half Croke Park come alive. Shortly afterward BOD sealed a good performance by scoring a try, crashing over near the line after some intense phases of play. The game got a bit more exciting in the final ten minutes as England tried to come back. They managed to score a try that made the final result look closer than it really was.
The highlight of the game for me though was when the tv cameras showed Martin Johnson going mad in the stands. He was punching his chair in frustration, very amusing. Poor England.
My man of the match: BOD.
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