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Mon 02 Feb 2007Everyone wins on perfect dayA certain brew don't do rugby matches, but if they did . . .From the tingling anticipation of Ireland's delayed entrance, the respect afforded God Save the Queen , the lusty support of the crowd throughout and an utterly masterful dissection of the auld enemy from one to XV in every sector of the game, you couldn't have dreamt it better. Everyone bar England was a winner: the country, sport, rugby, the GAA and Croke Park, and most thrillingly of all, of course, this exceptional Irish rugby team. As the song says, just a perfect day.