Ireland have won the Six Nations championship after England lost 22-16 to France in Paris and will have the chance to complete their third grand slam at Twickenham on Saturday. Jacob Stockdale ran in two tries as Ireland ended the visitors’ championship hopes – and left England needing a bonus-point victory to keep the title race alive. Rory Best, the Ireland captain, was asked about what the Grand Slam would mean. They’re a great bunch.”Johnny Sexton lent some emotional context to what it would mean for him and those who were in and around the squad when Ireland last won a grand slam – only their second – in 2009. I remember against Scotland at Croke Park [when the visitors won in 2010], thinking there’ll be plenty more opportunities to win a triple crown.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2018 18:35 UTC