The weekend looms large and the Grand Slam showdown at Twickenham will be one of the highlights of the year and maybe for a generation.

Ireland has only ever won two Grand Slams in the Men’s Game, and one in the Women’s, and Rory Best and Rob Kearney stand on the edge of history bidding to become the first ever Irish players to win twice having been a part of the 2009 team from nine years ago.

Twickenham will hold over 80,000 fans for the St Patrick’s Day game. If we win there will be 800,000 over time who will lay claim to having been among them.

If you are travelling over make sure you do it right. Aer Lingus, as sponsors of the Irish team, will be carrying many of you as well as the team.

They went to former Ireland kit man Rala O’Reilly to get his top tips, and a few stories, on how the fans can best bring Home Advantage this weekend.

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