You could forgive Francois Louw if his last trip to Leinster caused him to wonder whether he had made a mistake in moving to Bath.

The jet lag was still lingering after his long flight from New Zealand but the Connacht team bonding session that greeted Mils Muliaina on his arrival in Galway was all the kick start he needed to tell him he had landed in a good spot.

The tactical breakdown of today’s Twickenham showdown

Conor Murray has warned Welsh giants Alex Cuthbert and George North that Ireland’s less imposing wings will withstand the brutish assault they can expect in Cardiff.