England must survive aerial assault and win set-piece battle to stop Irish | Ugo Monye


Ireland are performing as the world’s best team but England cannot afford to forget what they are about themselves

When I was at Harlequins we had a psychologist, Pieter Kruger, who now works at Munster. I always remember how he would tell us the times you’re most likely to concede points is the 10 minutes before half-time and the 10 minutes after. If anything defines this Ireland team, it is their ability to strike during those moments, in those championship minutes.

Related: Six Nations 2019: team-by-team guide | Paul Rees

One moment Ireland are beating a team up, the next they are out-thinking them

Related: England braced for bruising epic as they seek to storm Ireland’s citadel | Robert Kitson

Continue reading...