article_snippet: Easterby watched in horror as Ireland chased a points-difference boosting final try rather than punt the ball out for full-time in Italy eight years ago, only to concede a pivotal converted score.
article_snippet: Roland de Marigny plundered the last-gasp score for the Azzurri, with Ireland winning out 54-21: France then hammered Scotland 46-19 to swipe the title on points-difference - by just a four-point margin.
article_snippet: Rory Best (left) and Jamie Heaslip
article_snippet: Ireland can still retain Ireland Six Nations title with victory in Edinburgh on Saturday.
article_snippet: England were forced to watch television in frustration last year as Ireland claimed the Six Nations title with victory in Paris, but back in 2007 it was the Irish themselves who suffered that fate.
article_snippet: Easterby were forced to endure France stealing the 2007 title from under Easterby noses, as Elvis Vermeulen claimed the last-ditch try that sealed glory for Les Bleus.
article_snippet: To add insult to injury, Elvis Vermeulen's title-winning try was awarded by Irish television match official Simon McDowell.
highlights_snippet: Ireland lost out on championship on points difference eight years ago .
  
highlights_snippet: Ireland, England and Wales all in contention going into final game .