Ireland coach Andy Farrell described the northern hemisphere nations as being on fire after his side’s 53-7 thrashing of Argentina on Sunday capped an impressive few weeks for the best of the Six Nations. Ireland’s eighth successive victory made it a sweep of weekend wins for the northern hemisphere over their southern counterparts after France, Wales and England beat New Zealand, Australia and South Africa on Saturday. Ireland and France, who secured back-to-back victories over the All Blacks, won all three of their November test games, as did England, whose last-gasp defeat of the world champion Springboks followed a comprehensive victory over Australia. “The northern hemisphere teams have been on fire, haven’t they? Fair play to them, I thought the England, Wales and France games were fantastic to watch,” Farrell said.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 21, 2021 22:10 UTC