John Downing: In your head – how ‘Zombie’ rose from the dead to give Irish Rugby new spirit and create a family row

I did, in times past, enjoy watching those posh Leinster rugger-buggers celebrating an impending win, as the clock ran down, by singing the Fields of Athenry. It was a time before the years mellowed me, perfecting my world view – or maybe that should be rendering me, er, more rounded.

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