As first-half performances go, Ireland’s 40-minute demolition of France in Dublin on Sunday was among the best Joe Schmidt had seen in his six seasons as a Six Nations head coach. Ireland’s Peter O’Mahony charges down a kick from France’s Antoine Dupont in Sunday’s Six Nations clash. Ireland were back with a bang, the introspection that followed the bruising loss on home turf five weeks earlier a fading memory. “I know last year that we kind of had a performance that was very up and down against Wales. “You’d be amazed how little it has to do with what it means to me, it’s in the players’ hands, it’s their domain.

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2019 05:48 UTC