Here is another interesting article Jeremy.
Following Ireland's victory over England at Twickenham yesterday, the first time the World Champions have been defeated at home since the 1999 World Cup against New Zealand, Brian O'Driscoll revealed the secret of his side's success.
"The belief was the big thing," he said. "There were a few hairy, scary moments in the second half, but I'm so delighted to come through - this is a fantastic results for us."
His opposite number Lawrence Dallaglio felt his side had not played up to standard, but credited Ireland for an excellent display. "I don't think we can have any complaints. If you don't win set-piece ball at this level then you will struggle," he said.
"They disrupted our lineout and if you make as many errors as we did you are going to make life very difficult for yourself. But credit to Ireland, they came here with the belief that they could get into us and they deserved their victory."
His predecessor as England skipper Martin Johnson added his praise for Ireland's performance. "England made too many mistakes and when Ireland played with the ball they looked like scoring. You have to hold your hands up and say they deserved to win."
"The better side won," said England coach Clive Woodward. "We are bitterly disappointed with the way that we played, but you have got to hold your hand up. You can take losing, but when you play so badly, it makes it even harder." |