Gaffney rates Ireland a good chance for top Six Nations spot

MUNSTER’S triumphant Celtic League coach Alan Gaffney believes Ireland has every chance of rattling a few cages in the Six Nations Championship.

He thinks that come the end of the competition in March there is no reason why Ireland cannot be challenging for space at the top of the points table.

“This Irish side is becoming stronger and stronger,” he says. “I look at it and feel that the pack has developed. The scrum had been in a lot of trouble in previous years but they have developed the scrummaging to an extent where they did very well against Australia. They also scrummaged more than adequately against Argentina, who reportedly were going to go out and smash them.