Cian Healy: It burns that we didn’t win the Six Nations

Through much of Ireland’s disappointing Six Nations campaign, there was plenty of emotion on the pitch, but a lack of emotion off it.

When results went against the team, the focus was on ‘the process’, while there were only ‘fine margins’ to blame; no fall guys, no names named.

When those small mistakes combined to leave Ireland facing a final-day showdown against a Grand Slam-chasing England team, skipper Rory Best argued in Cardiff’s Principality Stadium that Ireland were a consistent team.