Fixtures, prospects and who to watch – The Irish Times

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Coach: Simon Easterby

Captain: Caelan Doris

Overview

Rewind to the Six Nations two years ago and Ireland look a good deal more vulnerable now than the imperious force which won the Grand Slam then. In Johnny Sexton’s final championship, he led the team to four of their five wins — Ross Byrne steering the ship in Rome — as Ireland came within one play and one try in their penultimate game at Murrayfield of a maximum 28 points.

Ireland’s tally was inflated by a three-point bonus for the Grand Slam, leaving them seven points clear of France after their epic round two clash in Dublin proved decisive, but perhaps the most telling indication of that team’s all-court dominance was that they won every match by at least two…

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