Why can't Ireland back up big talk? Ask a Welshman...

“Dare I say, you guys talk yourselves up a bit sometimes,” says Adam Jones, grimacing as he delivers his thoughts on Ireland’s latest World Cup disappointment.

The two-time Lions tourist and Wales legend insists that Leinster players are a “very confident bunch”, far more so than their Munster counterparts, but no matter what those players achieve with their provinces, they’re consistently unable to deliver on the biggest stage.