O’Sullivan plots downfall of Wales’ Grand Slam dream

IRISH eyes are on the Triple Crown. The Six Nations Championship title is the bonus that coach Eddie O’Sullivan and captain Brian O’Driscoll seek but dare not dream of.

“If we win, we take the Triple Crown and that would be fantastic given we lost out on a chance to have a tilt at the Grand Slam,” the coach said yesterday. “After that, we will have to work out how to play things. If the opportunity to score points arise then I’m sure we will go for it but right now we have only one aim and that’s to win the game.”

The statisticians have had a field day but to entertain any thoughts of a Championship, Ireland must defeat the Grand Slam-seeking Welsh by at least 13 points.