Irish

By Ridley Hall
May 9 2002

The Andrew school of charm and diplomacy was in gear again when he described the entertaining Irish side as a bit limited and too reliant on their goalkicker Everitt. After we struggled to get try scoring bonus points all season relying on JW's kicking that is a bit rich even or me!

Rob said: "We tend to move the ball slightly further away, keep it alive more, play out of tackles more and you have to accept a certain degree of mistakes. "But that is why we are capable of scoring those tries tonight and seven against Saracens and five against Bath. We have hit a bit of form at the right time. "I think it was as good a game as we have seen at Kingston Park this season. Great credit goes to both sets of players. It was a big win for us. "Irish have had an outstanding season but I thought we deserved to win. We scored three great tries." "Without being unkind, they have lived off Everitt all season. They have worked very hard as a team but are a bit limited in the scope of their game. "That's the way they play the game and it has been very effective. But we looked the better all-round footballing side. "Some decisions were a bit harsh but you pay the price, we were a bit indisciplined. We've given him too may kickable opportunities. Twenty-three points is too many, but he averages that per game this season."