Ireland got their Six Nations title defence off to a winning start with a resounding 29-11 win over Italy in Croke Park Dublin last Saturday. Despite winning by a margin of 18 points, it would seem that even this is not good enough for some of the so-called rugby experts in Ireland who seem permanently infected by the negativity of recession-blues.
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Meanwhile the Wolfhounds (Ireland A), Women and Under 20s also got their respective campaigns off to fantastic winning starts.
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