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Ronan O'Gara: Forget the World Cup. It’s all-in for the spring spectacular

As a country that has perennially got its RWC cycles wrong, a poor Six Nations will rankle and seep deeper into the consciousness in Ireland than it would the other five nations.
Ronan O'Gara: Forget the World Cup. It’s all-in for the spring spectacular

MEN IN BLACK: Left to right, Italy head coach Kieran Crowley, Scotland equivalent Gregor Townsend, Ireland's Andy Farrell, Fabien Galthié of France, new England head coach Steve Borthwick and returning Wales boss Warren Gatland. 

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023 - 07:45
Ronan OGara
Ronan O’Gara

THERE can’t be many tournaments in world sport where perceptions and momentum change with the same weekly frequency as the Six Nations. In assessing the respective rounds, one can be made to look stupid on Monday morning after one game. The shifting sands from early February to mid-March could mould an entirely new sub-continent.

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