Ireland Greatest Rubgy Team of the TV Age

Up until 1995 Irish rugby was an amateur game and in that time Ireland won three Triple Crowns, in 1982, 1985 and 2004, as well as scoring memorable victories over top teams from the Southern Hemisphere.

So who are the greatest players ever to line-out for Ireland? Were they the dedicated unpaid amateurs or the highly motivated, well-paid professionals? It is one of the great debates that enlivens the company wherever rugby fans and aficionados congregate. Who are the all time greats? Who are the best? Who are the players who would qualify to be part of the Ireland’s greatest team, ever?

Excluding the likes of Jack Kyle and other Irish greats, who never got to display their brilliance before an armchair audience, Ireland’s Greatest Rugby Team Of The TV Age looks at the players who have lined out with distinction in the green jersey since the coming of television.

In selecting an all-time great team, it is difficult to measure the giants of the amateur era against the stars of the new professional age. But using archive footage or stirring and skilful performances, to highlight the brilliance of individual players, a panel of Ireland’s top rugby writers and former players, presents an absorbing debate as they select Ireland’s Greatest Rugby Team Of The TV Age in two fascinating DVDs.