World Cup Tour Diaries: A different ball game
The Ireland team are serious about their rugby Alan Lewis, former Ireland cricketer and now a Rugby Union referee, was at the Ireland training session before their game against Australia in Dublin last year. He wasn’t there to impart tips or share experiences with his younger countrymen, No sir, there was more serious business at hand. Two groups of quarrelling, argumentative Irish national cricketers didn’t trust their support staff to do a good job officiating, so they got Lewis to stand in a game. A game of rugby. That’s…

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