Veteran centre Gordon D’Arcy was a surprise omission from the Ireland squad to face Italy this weekend in the opening match of the Six Nations.
To add insult to injury, after
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With no Gordon D'Arcy, this might be the first Ireland Six Nations XV who are all Twitter users pic.twitter.com/eGN2imxIHT
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) February 5, 2015
It took about a minute before messages started pouring in to let Reilly know that D’Arcy does, in fact, have a Twitter account.
@gavreilly Is @Gordonwdarcy not good enough for you, huh?
— Peter Kavanagh (@TheKavOfficial) February 5, 2015
But the absolute best response was from the player himself.
@TheKavOfficial @gavreilly Jesus.. Kick a lad when is down why don't you #whatdididotoyou
— Gordon D'Arcy (@Gordonwdarcy) February 5, 2015
Poor Gavan was left to shamefacedly retract his comment.
@killianbyrne Even from the man himself! :( pic.twitter.com/RAsUEDLaSe
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) February 5, 2015
We leave the last word to Dara Ó’Briain, who got a good chuckle from watching the silliness unfold.
@daraobriain *follows @Gordonwdarcy sheepishly*
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) February 5, 2015