Robbie Henshaw had started alongside his Leinster teammate in all four games in the tournament to date. Ireland have lost their last four games against Eddie Jones’ teams since the Grand Slam defining performance at Twickenham in 2018. As a brief aside, since the 2013 November series, 28 different centre combinations have worn the Irish jersey in Test matches. A primary aspect of the deliberations has to be how and where Ireland are going to attack England assuming a reasonable platform. The Irish players need to de-clutter, play the game with their eyes, recognise opportunity and have the courage to pursue it.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2021 20:15 UTC