«We made mistakes early on in the game, but I was pleased with the poise that we showed on that last drive.»

«We always seem to have a great game with them.»

«They changed their offensive strategy in the third quarter from an option team to more of a power up the middle team.»

«We stacked the middle on defense after the third quarter when we noticed that they were running inside the tackles.»

«The big thing is it's dangerous. There are not enough officials for three at each game and maybe not even two. You need three referee's to control a physical game between rivals. And if the fields are slippery that could be even more dangerous.»

«He's a thoroughbred who would get on any county team but he hasn't played in nearly six months.»

«We have certainly been chatting about certain things, but everybody has a different way of doing things.»

«We will be assessing his fitness - we certainly need him on board.»

«Andy is nearly fit. He has played in all our games so far, so we will give him every opportunity to prove his fitness.»

«We've learned from Ireland [where a similar smoking ban was implemented in March 2004] that the best way to begin these changes is to have a strong public presence. From next Sunday, we will be popping into bars and clubs and making sure that managers are coping. But we won't be slapping fines on anyone without giving them an adequate warning, and we're not really interested in following smokers home. We're planning a very 'softly softly' approach, because you can't change a nation's culture overnight. We just want to ensure the public know exactly what's expected.»