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Last Updated: Saturday, 24 February 2007, 20:48 GMT
Pundits on Ireland v England
Keith Wood
By Keith Wood
Former Ireland captain

That was astounding, a phenomenal day for Ireland.

It was such a big thing playing this game at Croke Park, and I am thrilled to bits.

It was a clinical performance given the huge emotion of the occasion.

Two weeks ago against France was an open sore which hurt Ireland, and they reacted brilliantly.

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BBC blogger Francis Keogh
The involvement between the players and the crowd was tangible, it was magnificent.

Paul O'Connell is one of the best players Ireland have ever had but in the first two games he played very quietly.

But he had a huge match, the best performance I have seen from him in a green jersey.

He played on the edge, was a total nuisance and made things incredibly awkward for England.

Rona O'Gara's whole play was sensational as well.

Jeremy Guscott
By Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre

I thought England were a bit rudderless.

If you looked at Phil Vickery running around out there, he looked a bit out of condition. Maybe we should be asking whether he should be playing in that kind of state?

Andy Farrell has not made the kind of impression they hoped over the first three games.

I am not heaping everything on Farrell but it might be time to put him on the bench, or in the Saxons side, and bring someone else in like Mike Catt who has also got a voice.

I think they need to go back to basics, because the last couple of games they haven't done those well.




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