Turning point or one-off?

AFTER a performance like Ireland’s on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium, it’s difficult not to look back and wonder what might have been.

In the final game of what has been a poor Six Nations, Declan Kidney’s players finally emerged from their shell and unleashed a sustained display of power, pace, passion and panache which reflects the talent and capability within the squad.

The disappointing thing is that it took the sight of a red rose to finally unleash the devil within. What a pity we didn’t have England in the first game. That said, and with the World Cup just over the horizon, never was it more necessary to finish on a high.