Well then, what the heck to make of that? We seem to live in a very black-or-white era, with less grey area or middle ground. Almost everything has to be “the best” or “the worst”, be it coaches, players, teams or tournaments. But truly, that was the best Championship ever, wasn’t it?
If only Fin Smith had kicked his goals on the last night in Paris, or Henry Pollock not opted to pass in the game’s final play, or Trevor Davison not high-tackled Josh Brennan, England would have won and Ireland would now be the 2026 Six Nations champions. Then there’d be little debate, in Ireland anyway.
It all had uncanny echoes of Super Saturday in 2015. Same set of fixtures, different home venues. Wales set the target with a 61-20…