World Cup win over Ireland in 1999 was a career highlight, says Gonzalo Quesada

Ireland’s David Humphreys is tackled by Argentina’s Gonzalo Quesada at the 1999 World Cup

David Kelly

Gonzalo Quesada could scarcely conceal a smile as he was reminded of an impending appointment with irony.

As Ireland, so irrepressibly it appears, prepare for another step towards the only back-to-back Grand Slam campaigns in this century, the arrival of Italy, but more particularly their coach, will remind a generation of darker days from another.