http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/many+Irish+fans+will+look+back+at+this+year%27s+tournament+as+a+landmark+of+successThe+team%27s+victory+over+Australia IrishCentral many Irish fans will look back at this year's tournament as a landmark of successThe team's victory over Australia en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-rugby-world-cup-2011-why-ireland-couldnt-make-it-to-the-final-132300968.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/the-rugby-world-cup-2011-why-ireland-couldnt-make-it-to-the-final-132300968.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:13 PDT
With the highly anticipated final of the Rugby World Cup ahead this weekend between France and New Zealand, many Irish fans will look back at this year's tournament as a landmark of successThe team's victory over Australia, by all means, was historic However, as far as the tournament itself goes, it had no major effect once Ireland were knocked out by Wales in the quarter finalsDuring that victory against the southern hemisphere side, Ireland's pack was dominant and led by a monstrous effort from every forward involved READ MORE ]]>