Ryan Baird of Ireland celebrates his side winning a penalty
The Irish rugby team watched their footballing counterparts inspire the Aviva and a nation on Thursday and they were determined to do the same last night against Australia.
It’s harder to create something special when you are the favourite and not the rank outsider but the principles are the same. Get the accuracy, intent, aggression and energy right on the field and the supporters will buy in. The atmosphere at the Aviva is often heavily scrutinised yet I have rarely seen a humdinger of a match there that didn’t grab the fans’ attention.