We’ve reached the halfway house of the Guinness men’s Six Nations, as Ireland look to clear the third of five hurdles in their bid for an unprecedented three-in-a-row.
Heading into round three, Simon Easterby’s side are the only team who can still win a Grand Slam, and they will be considerable favourites to bring that record into the penultimate round against France. If they do that, they can bank a Triple Crown at the very least for 2025.
With Wales now on a record 14-game losing run and under the supervision of interim head coach Matt Sherratt – following Warren Gatland’s departure last week – it would be one of the all time Six Nations shocks if they end Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes in the first of…