1. You thought we’d forget about you.
Hugh Griffin at the 2003 march on Lansdowne Road. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
2. You reckon ‘The West’s Awake’ deserved an Oscar
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You’re probably right.
3.You’re always at the game, because it’s never on TV
You probably already follow the insightful @UmmmRugby. But if not, do it here. Now.
4. You’ve done the maths of a two-legged European Cup tie
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And that 84-27 aggregate loss to Sale still haunts your dreams.
5. You can sing ‘Fields of Athenry’ and mean it
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6. You hate it when someone links your team to George Hook
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7. You genuinely know most of the players by their first name
So long, Mick. ©INPHO/James Crombie
8. When you hear the name Simon Geoghegan, you picture him running under the posts in Galway, not diving for the line in Twickenham.
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