A rarely seen rugby 'legends' match was held at the RDS on Paddy's Day in honour of Anthony Foley, and a fantastic time was had by all as a lot of very helpful funds were raised for his family.
Names like Shane Byrne, Mick Galwey, Alan Quinlan, Shane Jennings, and Issac Boss played for an Ireland team that would eventually run out 34-24 winners against an England side that was also stacked with familiar names such as Lawrence Dallaglio and Mike Tindall.
There was a feel-good atmosphere throughout the game, but one of the biggest cheers came when some bucko decided to brave the horrible conditions and get his kit off for a run on the pitch.
After making his way over to say hello to the two packs, the streaker just kind of stood there, waiting to be taken off the field. When no steward turned up, he just walked around until play resumed and he jogged to the sideline in fear of being on the wrong end of a big tackle...
After his initial arrival, when it became clear that nobody was going to remove him the crowd started to boo in what was one of the funnier streaker moments we've ever seen.
Thankfully Ireland prop Mike Ross was on hand to film that part of the action:
Someone get this man a hot whiskey (may contain NSFW material) pic.twitter.com/i7BZhZKaEd
— Mike Ross (@MikeRoss03) March 17, 2017
A weird moment in an otherwise outstanding evening.
Ireland had to come from behind, trailing by as much as 17 points at one stage, but the fitness and legs of the likes of Quinlan, Jennings, and Fionn Carr in particular, helped to get the boys in green over the line.
Eir Sport have since posted some of the actual highlights on Twitter.
TRY England!
Ireland Legends 5-12 England Legends. Mark Cueto pus the visitors ahead at the RDS. #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/TV12zAdAT2— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
31: First yellow card of the evening for the England Legends. Deserved? #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/6PmNRbBg7R
— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
TRY Ireland.
Ireland 10-19 England. The @RugbyLegendsIRE pull a try back on the stroke of half-time #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/NLD8MZnJl1— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
Try England Legends!
Ireland 10-24 England. A hat-trick for the impressive Ollie Phillips. #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/TWNDsxPzkq— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
TRY Ireland Legends!
Ireland 27-24 England. Simon Keogh helps Ireland retake the lead. #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/fm62fFQoEQ— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
TRY Ireland Legends!
Ireland 34-24 England. What a score from Fionn Carr. #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/oDfyW5IYng— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
FT: Ireland Legends 34-24 England Legends. A fantastic game & a fitting win for Ireland. #PlayingForAxel https://t.co/CcLxdL2TDU
— eirSport (@eirSport) March 17, 2017
By the way, Marcus Horan has still got it.
