You really had to be in the historic surroundings of an electric Kings Park last July to fully appreciate the magnitude of what Andy Farrell’s Ireland achieved against the world champions

Leinster have ten wins from ten this season despite an ailing line out, a stuttering attack and a poor disciplinary record. Some day soon those deficiencies will catch up with them. 

Watching the documentary on England's 2003 World Cup winners proved a fairly harrowing watch. On the surface, they were hard-nosed, mentally strong and highly committed group of 'unbreakable' men. We now know different 

With all the noise surrounding the occupancy of the No 10 shirt for the forthcoming Six Nations, Munster's Jack Crowley appears to be making the classic mistake of just trying too hard.

Munster are crying out for the stability a long-term director of rugby would bring and allow the new head coach to concentrate solely on the preparation and selection of the side.

Andrew Porter, RG Snyman, Caelan Doris and Jordie Barrett formed somewhat of a Leinster bomb squad off the bench.

Farrell offered game time to 33 players, which wasn’t easy given the calibre of the opposition. However, it’s fair to say he would have preferred to depart on his Lions sabbatical  on the back of a more convincing set of performances

The big question: have teams worked out a way to frustrate Ireland’s predictable attacking shape and, if so, is their time to effect subtle change?

Australia's back line can be sublime from broken play with real quality counter attackers while the unexpected inclusion of Joseph Sua’ali’i offers us a first glimpse of the new Aussie wonder kid.

Fiji will target Ireland’s rookie No 10 through the massive physicality of Josua Tuisova and Waisale Nayacalevu in midfield. Their presence alone played a big part in Farrell pairing Aki and Henshaw together