BERNARD JACKMAN: Were Ireland too wound up?

Jim Telfer, the legendary Scottish and Lions forwards coach caused a bit of a furore before the Six Nations when he called the Welsh team lazy and the English arrogant.

I think he was harsh on Wales but completely wrong on the current English players and coaches.

Since stepping in on originally an interim basis for Martin Johnson when no one else wanted the job, Stuart Lancaster has built a squad who go about their business in a quiet and efficient manner. They may be young and inexperienced but they came to the Aviva on Sunday with laser-like focus and left Dublin for the first time in 10 years with a valuable win. They are now favourites to win the Championship and I wouldn’t bet against them winning the Grand Slam as they have France at Twickenham where the French have a terrible record over the years.