Jamie: Failure can be useful

Michael Jordan has always insisted that his successes on court with the Chicago Bulls were born of his willingness to fail, fail and fail again, and Jamie Heaslip has taken a similar approach after Ireland’s Six Nations loss to England last weekend.

The defeat, though disappointing, has not cost Joe Schmidt’s side the top spot in the tournament after three rounds thanks to a superior points difference to England, Wales and France, who have also won twice and lost once so far.

“There’s a really cool exhibition going on in the [Trinity College] Science Gallery, I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, it’s called ‘Fail Better’. You’ve got to learn from your mistakes and fail better. That’s what it’s all about,” reasoned Heaslip.