Ronan O’Gara: It shouldn’t be easier to accept defeat away from home

Sport without crowds has bucked the trend, but it is something one expects to see reversed once spectators return.

Defeat for Ireland at Murrayfield would present a similar set of damning statistics, three Six Nations defeats from four. The lack of crowds downgrades the importance of home advantage

There's a reason so little science is available on why home teams, in the main, manage to eke out wins, even in tight games. How could there be? As a coach, I’d love further investigation into why, come 65 minutes, the psyche of an away team player deems it that bit more acceptable to come up short.

And why there seems to be less of that opt-out clause for the team at home.