James Ryan ready to ‘turn the page’

Losing may not be a habit for this Ireland team, and certainly not as far as James Ryan is concerned, but pinpointing the reasons for defeat and moving quickly to improve is as much a key to success as knowing how to string together victory after victory.

As Ryan, 22, deals with the unusual experience of just his second Test defeat in 14 Ireland appearances since his international debut in June 2016, the lock is also determined for the squad not to repeat the errors that led to last weekend’s 32-20 reverse to England, as Joe Schmidt’s side prepare to face Scotland at Murrayfield this Saturday in the second round of Guinness Six Nations action.