Inside the bitter rivalry between England and Ireland with previous clash abandoned as Irish police cancel all leave
IRISH police have cancelled all leave for their officers ahead of this weekend's clash between England and Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
However, the Irish FA claimed that they only knew of banned travelling British nationals being identified in the ground justEven before rioting began, England fans had brought shame upon the nation with political chanting and Nazi salutes from the stands.to become the first former Ireland international to manage England - and typically taking charge of his first game against his former nation.
That horrific night impacted the rivalry between the two nations for a long time, and arguably still does to this day. But make no mistake, if these teams didn't already want to win this game, the competitive nature will make them want it even more.The abandoned fixture in 1995 only marks the modern era of this rivalry with feisty clashes stretching all the away back to the 1940's between these two sides.
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