Though Cowards Flinch

A lacklustre performance on the part of O’Driscoll and the boys in green at Parc des Princes has seen Ireland fall to a 30-15 defeat which virtually everyone expected. Opponents Argentina now go through to play Scotland in the quarter finals.

I think the crushing defeat at the hands of France already sealed Ireland’s fate; 25-3 isn’t a loss, it’s an annihilation where Ireland is concerned. O’Gara’s up-and-unders just didn’t cut it for the side which embarrassed England during the Six Nations.

Others may disagree but I’d say Shane Horgan takes “Man of the Campaign” award for his sheer stopping power. It just wasn’t enough this time.

Better luck next time.