IMMORTALITY is a strange thing. That very fine Ireland prop Phil O’Callaghan, who died last week aged 83, won 21 Ireland caps, played in back-to-back Test wins in Australia and also starred in an 8-8 draw against the Springboks but will be remembered mostly for a famous quip that most props repeat at least once in their careers.
O’Callaghan made his Ireland debut in 1967 and the following year played against England at Twickenham when both front rows went at each other for the full 80 minutes in the 9-9 draw.
At one point the exasperated Welsh referee Meirion Joseph blew for...