‘We have got our little wake-up call,’ says Best of Six Nations downturn

Few stars get to act out a Hollywood ending.

Richie McCaw got to walk into the sunset after lifting the Webb Ellis trophy in 2015, but how many others have been handed that script? Even Brian O’Driscoll, whose last act as an Irish player was to win a Six Nations, limped off the stage in his last game with Leinster two months later.