We're not making excuses, says Robbie Henshaw

Robbie Henshaw has dismissed the theory that Ireland’s late arrival at Murrayfield on Saturday had anything to do with the team’s slow start and eventual defeat in their Six Nations opener against Scotland, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Ireland team manager Paul Deans confirmed today that the team coach left their hotel on time and that the 15-minute delay in reaching the Edinburgh ground was down to a change of route taken by the police escort.