It was odd then that the 33-year old’s grumpiness should have been landed upon as some sort of window into the soul of the squad. Jonathan Sexton: ‘There was nothing majorly broken in the first few games. This, remember, just two days on from the release that was the side’s return to form against France. “Look, there’s been a bounce of energy in the squad since day one, since we met up in Portugal. They’ve eked out some results, we’ve played well against teams that have gone on runs before — New Zealand, England — stopping their runs.

Source: Irish Examiner March 13, 2019 05:03 UTC