Ireland claimed their first championship since 1985 and first Grand Slam since 1948. [23], The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008. [16] O'Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009, describing it as "a great honour".[17][18]. [28] After Dwayne Peel had also been ruled out with injury, Gatland was forced to call up London Irish scrum-half Warren Fury for bench cover. I suspect no matter what I say to defend the ref's decisions yesterday, you will continue to moan. The Limerick GAA enthusiast has kept his whereabouts quite since he hung up the boots. Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, only their second Grand Slam, and first since 1948, and first Triple Crown since 2007. The Ulster winger scored some of Ireland's most vital tries but will hang up his boots at the end of the season after a number of injuries in recent times. And they are doing it all in a way that the All Blacks, the only team above them in the world, would find familiar. Mullen was captain of the Ireland team that won the championship sweep in 1948 and the Triple Crown a year later. Last updated on 18 March 201818 March 2018.From the section Rugby Unioncomments1075. Popular Quizzes Today. The hugely talented winger was forced to retire in 2016 on medical advice after suffering a neck injury against Connacht. [21] After returning from his suspension Andrea Masi picked up a back injury, Luciano Orquera was brought into the squad as cover. Just watched the Eddie Jones interview. Wales' early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship. A man down after Peter O'Mahony's yellow card, already with a nine-point lead to take to the dressing-room, penalties coming and a ball to kick to touch. France won their third consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. The tyros and the fresh-faced: Stockdale, the first man to score seven tries in a campaign since five nations became six; Larmour, Garry Ringrose, James Ryan, Dan Leavy. [4][5] Paul O'Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll lifted the trophy. Every Grand Slam team needs its totems. 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