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Touching Distance

By Brendan Fanning

Touching Distance

By Brendan Fanning

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Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list of achievements; they were the reigning Grand Slam holders; and still they came home early. Getting to the last four has become an obsession. But is this the only measure of success?

This ambition is a country mile removed from the awfulness of Irish rugby as the game went from amateur to professional during the nineties. We were all over the shop, and the men behind the counter were lost and disgruntled. But by the arrival of the Six Nations in 2000, pain gave way to change. There were real signs of growth. From Eddie O'Sullivan, who kicked it off and then was deported to a limbo where he couldn't get a decent job, to men of massive influence like Joe Schmidt and Stuart Lancaster, to David Nucifora the first tsar of Irish rugby in the pro era rugby here became unrecognisable from its old days.

But with the clock already counting down to the 2027 World Cup in Australia, where are Ireland on their race to the top? And is glory finally within reach?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2025-12-23
Publication Date:
2025-10-17
Publisher:
Gill
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1804583529
ISBN13:
9781804583524
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
330 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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