MacNeice

American

[muhk-nees] / məkˈnis /

noun

Louis, 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland.

MacNeice British

/ məkˈniːs /

noun

Louis. 1907–63, British poet, born in Northern Ireland. His works include Autumn Journal (1939) and Solstices (1961) and a translation of Agamemnon (1936)

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Ahead of Joy's Entry there is a quote from poet and playwright Louis MacNeice.

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During the review process, TMO Brian MacNeice advised Berry that video replays showed the ball had, indeed, been grounded.

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MacNeice then appeared to back-track which sparked a change of direction from Berry, who ruled that there was no conclusive proof after all that Skinner had definitely scored.

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Amid the fug of confusion, MacNeice pulled up replay after replay for Berry to look at and - eureka! - appeared to be leading Berry in the direction of try.

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"Clearly," said Gregor Townsend, who was celebrating victory, along with a stadium in raptures, when MacNeice started to moonwalk his way back from his original thought process, a change of mind that Berry now agreed with.

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