Photos taken in Bordeaux on Saturday morning before the France v Ireland friendly. The man in the Irish rugby shirt needs no introduction; Alain, the guy on Paul's left, is a friend of mine from St. Emilion.
The carnival atmosphere at the match was absolutely electrifying, and was certainly matched by the physical impacts on the field. Interesting to note that the French players seemed to come off second best in the physical contact department, they were very much slower getting back on their feet. Bring on the return match at the Aviva Stadium this Saturday.
After a few days of drying out Pilar and I are now back in preparation for next weekend!
cheers, Paddy
Well Well, is this the same Paddy who made his first fortune selling encyclopedias fado fado? You're looking well Paddy, must be the French air. I was attempting to sell a house to a girl from Ballyhea and just asked her if she knew of the bould Paddy and guess what? Her mother did! Give me a shout sometime, Richard Godsil, remember? Cheers..
ReplyDeleteHi Richard,
ReplyDeletethe girl's mother must be very young!
send a mail to paddy@thewinebuff.com with your contact details and i will get in touch with you asap. Great to hear from you.
cheers, Paddy