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Donal Lenihan: Amid pent-up Welsh energy, Ireland's biggest danger is in the top six inches 

With so much emotion floating around the Principality Stadium and a proud rugby nation sure to get behind their team, it’s more important than ever that Simon Easterby establishes a clarity of focus because for Ireland every point matters
Donal Lenihan: Amid pent-up Welsh energy, Ireland's biggest danger is in the top six inches 

CAPTAIN'S ORDERS: Dan Sheehan and Ireland have to stick to the task at hand in Cardiff. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Whither Welsh rugby?

“The fall from grace has been alarming.” So said former Welsh and Lions captain Sam Warburton in a recent article in The Times when reminding everyone that Wales won the Six Nations as recently as 2021.

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