Elbow inspires Irish rugby team in Grand Slam win

Extracts from the Irish Times newspsper - 28th March 2009

"Rugby Ireland's Grand Slam: ONE DAY LIKE THIS: THE Grans Slam, the Six Nations, the Triple Crown, the Heineken Cup and the Magners League are all Irish-owned. It’s incredible really. Lock, stock and barrel, the whole shooting gallery, is now in the possession of Irish rugby. All completed by One Day Like This."

“We often say it before games, ‘just imagine sitting down in the dressing-room after the game and the feeling when you’ve won a game’,” says D’Arcy. “It’s just so satisfying knowing you’ve given everything you can and the fulfilment you can enjoy then. You imagine that feeling after the game. Yeah, the guys were absolutely knackered but sitting there with medals around their necks.”

Back in the dressing-room some music was played, with D’Arcy putting on a squad favourite, a track by a Manchester Indie Rock band, Elbow, called One Day Like This, which probably never seemed more appropriate. “Well, anyway, it’s looking like a beautiful day. So throw those curtains wide! One day like this a year’d see me right!”

“It’s got a bit of a love theme but it’s about a beautiful day basically,” says Kiss (Les Kiss - defensive coach). “It’s not a rock song, it’s got this lovely theme and a few violins in it.” “It’s a nice mellow song, but with a little bit of rhythm in it as well,” says Smal (Gert Smal - forwards coach).

It certainly was looking like a beautiful day !


For the full article see:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0328/1224243620413.html

Yeah, looks like our team has been properly inspired!