Impressive Irish response has been aided by number of key factors
Sam Prendergast, left, and Caelan Doris have settled into their crucial roles in the Ireland set-up to justify Andy Farrell’s faith. Photo: Brendan Moran
It seems silly now that Ireland’s November pain generated such worry about the direction the team was moving in. Two games into the Six Nations, things appear to be back on track.
There were real reasons to wonder if the momentum that had carried Andy Farrell’s team from the 2021 revival against England through to Marseille and Durban might be stalling.