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England vs Ireland Six Nations Rugby

ENGLAND V IRELAND MARCH 17, 2012 HISTORY It's a rivalry that has seen bloodshed, blight and 800 years of debate played out in the corridors of power and in arenas on the world stage. On St Patrick's Day, 2012, the latest chapter between the greatest of frenemies unfolds at Twickenham. It's the annual Six Nations crunch between Ireland and England. Things are A-OK these days since the Queen lashed out her cupla focail in 2011, but for a long time these neighbours got along like Piers Morgan and, well, everybody else in the world. Ireland is a popular destination for stag and hen parties impressed by the puke covered cobblestones of Dublin's Temple Bar. In turn, England is Ireland's chief market for the export of television and radio presenters such as Terry Wogan and Graham Norton. A RIVALRY PLAYED OUT ON THE WORLD STAGE 1966 BBC KIDNAPS TERRY WOGAN FROM RTE AND FORCES HIM IN TO A GLITTERING MEDIA CAREER IN ENGLAND 1970 DANA'S ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING BEATS MARY HOPKIN'S KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE? AT EUROVISION 1985 DODGY DOCUMENTS ALLOW TONY CASCARINO TO PLAY FOR IRELAND 1989 DANIEL DAY-LEWIS WINS BEST ACTOR OSCAR FOR MY LEFT FOOT. IRELAND REFUSES TO EVER GIVE HIM BACK 1993 NIAMH KAVANAGH'S 'IN YOUR EYES' BEATS SONIA AND HER CHEEKBONES AT EUROVISION 1995 ENGLAND MAKES THE WORLD THINK PIERCE BROSNAN IS ENGLISH BY CASTING HIM AS JAMES BOND 2009 IRELAND SENDS JEDWARD ON A COVERT MISSION TO RUIN ENGLAND'S FAVOURITE TV SHOW, THE X FACTOR 2010 ENGLAND MAKES JEDWARD INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS JUST TO EMBARRASS IRELAND 2011 THE QUEEN OPENS A STATE DINNER IN DUBLIN WITH THE WORDS: "A HUACHTARAINAGUS A CHAIRDE (PRESIDENT AND FRIENDS)." IRELAND AND ENGLAND ARE VBFS. KINDA. 2011 RORY MCILROY WINS HUGE GOLF TOURNAMENTS. LATEST OWNERSHIP STRUGGLE ENSUES Ireland v England, Lansdowne, Six Nations, 2003 6-42. The day Martin Johnson snubbed Mary McAleese and that red carpet controversy. England went on to win the Grand Slam, denying Ireland the honour. 2) Ireland v England, Six Nations 2007, Croke Park Croke Park fell silent for God Save the Queen and Ireland crushed Martin Johnson's side on a day of high emotion in Drumcondra. Ireland won 43-12. Ireland v England, ltalia '90 Kevin Sheedy struck a crucial equaliser in Cagliari after Gary Lineker had opened the scoring. It finished 1-1. Cricket World Cup, 2011 Kevin O'Brien smashed the fastest ever Cricket World Cup century off just 50 balls to inspire Ireland to a sensational World Cup victory over England in Bangalore. Steve Collins v Chris Eubank, Millstreet, 1994 The Celtic Warrior beat the unbeaten Chris Eubank in the Co Cork venue to win the WBO middleweight belt on points. Ireland v England, Euro '88, Stuttgart Two years before the draw in Italy, Ray Houghton stuck the ball in the English net at the European Championships. It was the first time Ireland had qualified for the Euros. It finished 1-0 to Ireland. "This England never did, nor never shall, Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror." GREAT QUOTES "This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." William Shakespeare Sigmund Freud on the Irish "I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous." "Gaelic man was characterised by bulging jaw and lower part of the face, retreating chin and forehead, large mouth and thick lips, great distance between nose and mouth, upturned nose, prominent cheekbones, sunken eyes, projecting eyebrows, narrow elongated skull and protruding ears." "You cannot conquer Christian Bale Ireland. You cannot "If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized." extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom, then our children will win it by a better deed." The English On The Irish Anthropological Review and Journal 1866 Oscar Wilde Padraig Pearse "An Englishman does everything on principle: he fights you on patriotic principles; he robs you on business principles; he enslaves you on imperial principles." "We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English." "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." Winston Churchill George Bernard Shaw on the English WB Yeats ODDS 22/1 13/8 13/5 14/1 IRELAND TO WIN BY PRECISELY ONE POINT A DROP GOAL TO BE SCORED AT ANY TIME IN THE MATCH ENGLAND TO SCORE FIRST, LEAD AT HALF-TIME AND WIN THE MATCH BEN FODEN TO SCORE THE FIRST TRY Paddy Power MONEY-BACK SPECIAL IF TOMMY BOWE SCORES A TRY AT ANY TIME AGAINST ENGLAND. T&cs APPLY paddypower.com SIX FAMOUS CLASHES

England vs Ireland Six Nations Rugby

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Infographic from Paddypower.com detailing some of the history of Ireland and England ahead of the St Patrick's Day Six Nations game at Twickenham. Details include famous matches and famous quotes

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