Geordan Murphy Ireland

I watched Ireland's win over England in a bar in Riga, Latvia and it looked just as good there as I'm sure it did at Croke Park or anywhere else in Ireland.

Denis Hickie evades a Phil Vickery tackle at Croke Park

The atmosphere was good with a big crowd in and there were a few Irish people there, as well as some English, so there was plenty of banter going on.

It was a fantastic performance by the boys right from the start and they were obviously well fired up and focused on the job.

We played really well, got our tactics spot on and controlled the game throughout.

The match was played at a high tempo and once Girvan Dempsey scored our first try, I thought we were in a very strong position to go on and win well.

Once we went in front, especially in the damp conditions, I pretty much knew we had it in the bag.

I never really thought England would get back in it and our physicality was very good, we really bullied them.

It is hard to pick anyone out after such a tremendous display as it was a real team effort but I thought Shane Horgan played well, Rory Best got through a lot of work and Ronan O'Gara controlled things at fly-half.

I was obviously disappointed not to be involved in such a great occasion but it is just one of those things that you have to remove yourself from.

Once the game started I was totally enthralled anyhow and was 100 per cent behind the team.

There was a lot of hype before the game about England coming to Croke Park with all its history and tradition and a lot of people were speculating about what might happen.

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect myself but the crowd showed fantastic respect for the anthem and I think that reflected well on the whole Irish nation.

Before the game it looked like a strong English team to me but maybe a few last minute injuries unsettled them and n the end they weren't really allowed to play.

There is a lot of talk about the club versus country conflict but, on the day, they were well beaten by the better team.

France against Wales was an entertaining game and the Welsh played well, giving France a fright with those two early tries.

I thought France would win though and they have a good chance of going on to win the Grand Slam now.

I wasn't overly surprised that Italy won at Murrayfield as they are becoming a strong side and improving every year.

It's back to training at Leicester on Monday and we have a tough game against Harlequins on Saturday to prepare for so time for some hard slog.

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