Fear of failure may be the key to the Six Nations showdown between Wales and Ireland at the Millennium Stadium according to Rob Kitson in the Guardian.
"Someone was using a well-polished crystal ball when the 2009 Six Nations fixture schedule was compiled. This may not be remembered as the greatest championship in the tournament's long history but it will go down to the final minute of the final game in one of the world's finest venues. Regardless of who hoists the trophy at the Millennium Stadium this evening, the climax has been engineered far better than we have any right to expect.
"If you happen to be Irish, this is a day to clutch whatever lucky charms are still available after 61 years of tossing them aside in disgust. Keith Wood has even declared himself genuinely optimistic of a first grand slam since 1948, having spent long enough in the company of Paul O'Connell and Brian O'Driscoll to be aware how desperate they are to embrace their date with destiny."
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