DONAL LENIHAN: Nuances in the contact area will be crucia

The three key issues that will decide Ireland’s fate

1. Ball presentation

The ability of any talented back line to function and exploit deficiencies in the opposition is so often dictated by the speed and quality of ball made available to the scrum-half from broken play. That comes down to two fundamental skills, the ball presentation of the carrier in contact and the ability of the supporting players at the breakdown to get between the ball and the opposition.