With out-half Tony Ward again left out of the Irish team, Dermot Morgan turns to song to express the dismay of rugby supporters.
In advance of the Ireland-Scotland match at Lansdowne Road, many rugby fans were surprised to learn that fly-half Tony Ward has been left out of the team again.
Dermot Morgan, in character as a dyed-in-the-wool rugby club member, is firmly on the side of the Irish rugby team selectors. He gives his own opinions, in song, about the situation.
You can pick Joe with the broken toe
But don't pick Wardy.
You can pick Dean or any human being
But don't pick Wardy.
Wardy always went too far
He became a superstar...
This episode of 'Evening Extra' was broadcast on 15 January 1988. The presenter is Bibi Baskin.
'Evening Extra' was a nightly magazine programme which ran from Monday to Friday at 7 pm dealing with current issues and people in the news. The first episode was aired on Monday 13 October 1986 and it ran for 278 shows over 2 years until the final show on 29 April 1988. The programme had numerous presenters and reporters including Siobhan Cleary, Richard Crowley, Bibi Baskin, Aonghus McAnally and Shay Healy.
