Despite the similar topic, my query is did we ever go to Paris for the last game with the Championship resting on it. Certainly not for the 6Nations that I recall and not even for the 5N as we rarely played France last.
Maybe the brains out there can give a definitive answer.
Did we ever go to Paris last for Championship?
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Re: Did we ever go to Paris last for Championship?
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Re: Did we ever go to Paris last for Championship?
Ireland won their first three matches in 1982 Five Nations, winning the Triple Crown in the process. They only had to go to Paris and beat a French side who had lost their first three games to complete the Grand Slam. If memory serves me right, Ronan Kearney made his debut as a late replacement for Willie Duggan in the back row.
France gained their first win of the tournament and avoided the Wooden Spoon by winning 22-9. Ireland won the championship but tournament form was turned on its head in Paris in springtime.
HMMMMM
A sobering thought for those that have us over the line already.
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France gained their first win of the tournament and avoided the Wooden Spoon by winning 22-9. Ireland won the championship but tournament form was turned on its head in Paris in springtime.
HMMMMM
A sobering thought for those that have us over the line already.
Check out Donal Lenihan's account
http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2 ... 24658.html
Re: Did we ever go to Paris last for Championship?
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