b"AROUND THE WORLD | THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAIN1 23 4The Ireland Fund of Great Britain Rugby Lunch1 Catherina Casey,MARCH, 2012 THE IFGB RUGBY LUNCH TOOK PLACE AT THE GRANGE ST PAULSLawrence Dallaglio2 Basil Geoghegan,HOTEL IN LONDON on the eve of the Six Nations England v. Ireland match on St Patricks Day. Hon Danny Brennan3 Keith Wood, Peter Sutherland,The room was packed to capacity with both new and long term supporters. Among the guests were Fergus SlatteryPatron, Peter Sutherland, and Tony OReilly Jnr. The lunch fell on the same day as the Gold Cup so all were4 Rory Godson, Tony O'Reilly Jnr, Ruth McCarthyprovided with a copy of the Racing Post, courtesy of CEO Alan Byrne. The room rose in excited cheers as JP McManuss Synchronised crossed the line to score an Irish victory in Englands most prestigious stee-plechase.Afterlunch,formerIrelandinternationalKeithWood wasjoinedbyLawrenceDallaglio, former captain of the England rugby team as they entertained guests with a great session of storytellingfrom past rugby matches and informed discussion on the remainder of the Six Nations Championships.Sadly, Ireland were well and truly trounced by England the following day. Fergus Slattery, former IrelandRugby captain, conducted the auction and Rugby Committee Chairman Rory Godson announced thatthe lunch had raised 120,000 for Irish causes.connect2012 | 115"