Complacency only threat to Ireland’s Grand Slam glory bid

Standing on the cusp of a Grand Slam facing a side you beat 40-10 last year can be a precarious perch.

Complacency only threat to Ireland’s Grand Slam glory bid

Everyone is expecting victory over Italy. The homecoming is already planned. The pressure is on for the first time in the tournament.

Women’s rugby is being placed ona pedestal it has never seen before. That areas was the preserve of the English women’s side who had won seven Six Nations in-a-row coming into the event, six of them by clean sweeps.

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