Win over Canada offers significant signposts to the future

The contrast in advance of this test against Canada to the series opener against New Zealand last week could not have been more stark.

After beating the All Blacks for the first time in 29 attempts spread over 111 years, how could the Irish camp stay focused and gear up for the next challenge?

Quite easily actually. You make 15 changes and entrust an entirely different group with the responsibility of maintaining standards. Your reward should you manage to achieve that objective is to put yourself in a position to complete the job against New Zealand next week even if it will be very difficult for Joe Schmidt to demote any of that, history making, starting side