After patchy November campaign and Andy Farrell’s sabbatical, players are looking for their mojo with more help from Andrew Goodman and Johnny Sexton
Bundee Aki in action against New Zealand during the Autumn Nations Series which proved underwhelming for Ireland from an attacking standpoint. Photo: Getty Images
Whisper it quietly, but the last time England arrived in Dublin for the opening round of the Six Nations was on that infamous day in 2019 when they exposed flaws in Ireland’s game-plan that took the team years to recover from.
Ireland had won the Grand Slam the previous season, but after England inflicted a mentally damaging defeat on Joe Schmidt’s side, they had to wait another five years to get their hands on…