Eoin Reddan training in the Ireland camp © Getty Images
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Eoin Reddan argues to Ruaidhri O'Connor that Ireland will not flop like 2007 and after experiencing domestic success, they will be a force to be reckoned with come the World cup, in The Irish Independent.
"As a reference point, it's hard to see how Ireland can do much worse than they did in France as the 'best prepared Irish squad in history' from the 'golden generation' failed to deliver in a mad world of rumour, boredom and disbelief.
"Looking back, Eoin Reddan can now see that some of the portents were there for the doom which followed, but after this season's provincial success and the revised build-up, he reckons things have moved on.
"The scrum-half was one of the few shining lights from that tournament, rising from a bit-part player to claiming a starting spot for the key clashes with France and Argentina in an era when changes to the team were almost unheard of."
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