They stand shoulder to shoulder with the All Blacks this morning — win for win, try for try, point for point. Ireland’s golden autumn now promises more, much more than a successful defence of the Six Nations title in the New Year.

Off the hook

'Only Fools and Horses' is set for a US remake.

Only Fools And Horses was again the biggest show on the box in Britain, with 16.3 million tuning in to see Del Boy and Rodney’s final scam – although it was down four million on the previous Christmas.

Only Fools and Horses pair Del Boy and Rodney are hoping to serve up a TV Christmas cracker as they live the high life in Monte Carlo.