England’s template there for Ireland to emulate

The last time the reigning Grand Slam champions dared to beat the All Blacks, they followed up by winning the World Cup within a matter of months, writes Peter Jackson.

England’s template there for Ireland to emulate

The last time the reigning Grand Slam champions dared to beat the All Blacks, they followed up by winning the World Cup within a matter of months, writes Peter Jackson.

Should history repeat itself, Ireland under Joe Schmidt and Rory Best are on course to achieve in Yokohama what England under Clive Woodward and Martin Johnson achieved in Sydney 15 years ago.

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