Sir, - All honour to the Irish rugby team. They distinguish themselves by not winning in a game which has gone beyond the brutal nowadays.
May I urge the mothers of players to take a stand against a game in which their sons become gross and distorted, and which has produced such horrific injury? They could, perhaps, start by a concerted ignoring of the associated laundry. - Yours, etc., Mary Tierney,
Morehampton Terrace, Dublin 4.