Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Ireland ta sake rasa a gasar zakarun kasa shida ta 2004, ta rasa Grand Slam a Faransa a wannan lokacin, amma ta ci gaba da lashe kyautar Triple Crown na farko na Ireland a cikin shekaru 19. Yayin da yake canza ƙungiyar a lokacin gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2005, ƙungiyar O'Sullivan ta gama a matsayi na uku tare da shan kashi daga Faransa da Wales. A shekara ta 2006
Rashin nasara ga Faransa ya sa Ireland ta rasa gasar zakarun Turai. A shekara ta 2007 kuma Ireland ta rasa gasar zakarun Turai ga Faransa a kan bambancin maki. A ranar karshe ta gasar duk da cewa ta doke Italiya sosai a Rome (51<unk>24), Faransa ta doke Scotland tare da kokarin da aka yi a cikin minti na karshe na wasan don sake hana Ireland gasar zakarun kasashe shida. Gaskiyar cewa Faransawa sun taka leda daga baya fiye da Ireland ya ba su damar sanin ainihin abin da suke bukata don tabbatar da gasar Championship. Wannan ya haifar da muhawara game da wasannin da ba su fara a lokaci guda a ranar karshe ta gasar ba.