Ireland stormed Twickenham 42-21 to reignite their own title challenge (Adam Davy/PA)“What will be, will be. We never go into a game wanting to lose,” said Leicester second row Chessum. “There is no point papering over cracks – we weren’t good in a lot of areas against Ireland and nowhere near where we expected ourselves to be,” said Chessum. “The coaches have had some honest conversations and we’ve had some honest conversations as a players’ group. “There’s no game this weekend so we can really dive deep into small things, makes some changes and then hit the ground running on Monday, implementing the changes in Italy.”

Source: The Herald February 28, 2026 19:35 UTC