Ireland celebrate Josh van der Flier’s try during the Steinlager Series match between the New Zealand and Ireland at Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand in July 2022. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Could we all just stop for a minute? It was bad enough before France in 2023, and the last few weeks have really taken it a step further.
Rugby has to be about more than what happens over six weeks every four years. Hopefully it’s just the nature of the autumn internationals and it won’t be as omnipresent come Six Nations time, but I wouldn’t hold your breath.