Emerald flytrap shuts on England once again in Six Nations | Robert Kitson


Ireland can toast wins against Eddie Jones’s side and the All Blacks – the top two sides in the world – inside four months after a super-charged show of defiance

Say what you like about Ireland’s rugby men but they keep everyone guessing. This season they have been up and down more often than an addicted bungee jumper, mixing huge adrenaline rushes with regular descents back to square one. Since the joy and incredulity of Soldier Field in Chicago last November, they have been short of comparable highlights – until now. Beating the English in Dublin will never lose its appeal.

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