Joe Schmidt makes light of age factor

Week two in rugby’s greatest show on Earth and a game between one side still recovering from their exertions four days earlier and the other opting for a spot of squad rotation.

All the more surprising then, that when Romania meet Ireland at Wembley Stadium tomorrow afternoon it will be a meeting of the Eastern European side’s most experienced line-up of all time and the oldest Irish team in their World Cup history.

Think Dad’s Army meets Last of the Summer Wine.