Martin Johnson Ireland Carpet

Clive woodward reveals real reason for martin johnson red carpet incident.

Martin johnson ireland carpet.

By martin samuel sport for the daily mail updated. Irish rugby s governing body has apologised to the republic s president after she was forced to walk on the grass instead of the traditional red carpet at sunday s grand slam decider. Martin johnson tells us his side of the 2003 red carpet controversy against ireland. Before being introduced to mary mcaleese england captain martin johnson refused to move his players from the left hand side of the pitch where the irish side.

Ireland england games are generally tense feisty affairs at the best of times but when a grand slam is. Martin johnson six nations 2011. The day martin johnson pulled the carpet from under the irish at lansdowne road. Martin johnson explains why the president had to walk on the grass it was an incident that forced the irfu to issue an apology to president mary mcaleese.

The story former england captain martin johnson was referring to at our national concert hall roadshow in association with heineken rugby club dates back to 2003. It was amazing clive woodward on martin johnson s irish red carpet faux pas the then england captain annoyed many irish fans by seemingly causing president mary mcaleese to walk on the grass. Newstalk 16 35 15 mar 2018. 07 15 edt 19 march 2011.