Donal Lenihan: Dark days but next generation offers chink of light for future

THERE’S a quiet revolution taking place in the background to this season’s Six Nations that could have huge repercussions for Irish rugby.

Twickenham might have proved an unforgiving experience as Ireland were put to the sword for the second time in five months, exposing deficiencies in the Irish make-up that this England side are confident they can expose every time the two teams meet.