Donal Lenihan: Ringrose will be a big Marseille miss for Ireland

The sense is that France are going to adopt a slightly more adventurous approach in this Six Nations campaign.

Ireland’s new No10 Jack Crowley gets in some kicking practice during the Captain’s Run at Stade Velodrome yesterday ahead of tonight’s Six Nations opener against France. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Life after Sexton

Teams often talk about a player being irreplaceable and there’s no doubt an Irish side shorn of the services of Johnny Sexton over the last few years was always going to suffer. That said, every dog has its day and Johnny had several.