"Sir, I was interested to read in Paul Kimmage's commentary on the France-Ireland game that the Marseillaise was sung 'with a passion and fire that was frightening'. How does he know? He was surely not standing close enough to tell."
The article references a 1990 letter published in The Sunday Tribune criticizing rugby writer Paul Kimmage's commentary on a France-Ireland match. The letter questions Kimmage's credibility by challenging his claim about hearing the Marseillaise sung with passion and fire, suggesting he could not have been positioned close enough to accurately assess this. This historical reference illustrates how rugby has traditionally resisted open examination and accountability, preferring to operate away from public scrutiny when addressing problematic issues or questionable practices within the sport.
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