Silly mistakes have cost us another Slam

Declan Kidney’s side have produced several flashes of brilliance in their last four games but unfortunately these moments have been eclipsed by too many sequences of mediocrity.

It has been yet another frustrating championship and we are left wondering what could have been if only Ireland had eliminated these lapses in form and concentration.

There is no gap in talent between the Welsh and the Irish teams and yet Warren Gatland is odds on to lead his side to yet another Grand Slam this weekend. In stark contrast, Ireland take to the field at Twickenham bidding to restore pride and little else.