Robbie Henshaw: Let’s show why we’re world class

Robbie Henshaw believes Ireland can make a serious statement ahead of next year’s World Cup by closing out their Test series with Australia in Saturday’s series decider.

Ireland scored a 26-21 victory over the Wallabies at AAMI Park, Melbourne, last Saturday, a first success on Australian soil since 1979, sending the three-game series into a decider at Sydney’s sold-out Allianz Stadium this weekend.

A 2-1 series win in the southern hemisphere for the Six Nations champions on Saturday would see Ireland’s stock soar with a World Cup looming in Japan in autumn 2019. Henshaw said: “It would be a massive statement for us.