Heaslip calls for follow-up performance

Jamie Heaslip has challenged his players to back up victory over Wales last week with another big performance against England tomorrow as Ireland strive to be regarded as one of the best teams in the world.

The Ireland captain has experienced at first hand the disappointment of following an impressive win with a deflating defeat, not least when victory over Australia in the 2011 World Cup pool was undone by a meek loss to Wales in the quarter-finals.

Having finally ended a three-game losing streak to the Welsh with an opening 2013 RBS 6 Nations win in Cardiff last Saturday, Heaslip now wants Ireland to prove their consistency at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow.