England vs Ireland Rugby 1994 

‘That play rugby’

I'm from a single parent family, and grew up on a council estate. I think it's fair to say this player is working class.

George Hook is a bit of an eejit and a grumpy old man in general, I wouldn’t pay him too much heed.

And I don't think pace beat Tony. It was a suicidal defensive line.

Maybe he confused Tony with Rory.

Fair point and I agree with you. I think we were more bitter back then as a nation.

Bracken and Geoghegan were both born to Irish parents, no inconsistency there whatsoever.

@@TheLastAngryMan01 Born in England to an English mother......English

@@tonkerdog1 Where was his father from? His surname should tip you off. Geoghegan was known during his career for having a short temper and on several occasions confronted members of the Irish team and management over their poor standards. Does that sound like someone who didn’t consider themselves Irish to some extent? Ah, you clearly know better than the person concerned. I’ll refer you to a quote from Daniel O’Connell concerning the Irish-born Duke of Wellington : “Being born in a stable does not make one a horse”.

@@TheLastAngryMan01 His father was Galway born, but also spent most of his life in England. Just like Simon who’d spent all his life in England, like his English born mother. Anyway, it’s up to him. But not Bracken I’m guessing

Simon Geoghegan was born in Knebworth ENGLAND, so what does that make him? Prat

It was the only way he could get a World Cup winning medal.

@@tonkerdog1 to be fair, the difference is that bracken was born in ireland to an irish family, geoghegan was born in england to an irish family

strawberrykicker2 His father was Irish but his mother was English. Born in England to an English mother.

@@tonkerdog1 ya but he had a lot more reasoning to consider himself Irish than bracken had to think himself English