Restoring pride is the pack’s priority

Barry Coughlan

O’Connell feels the only way to erase the pain of the loss to France is to go out and win in style in Cardiff.

“We had one goal in mind at the start of the season and that was to win the Grand Slam. We can’t do that now but we are playing for the Triple Crown and championship on Saturday and it would be some compensation just to win the game.”