Jacob Stockdale: Players responding to Farrell’s fresh approach

Jacob Stockdale is moving on from a disappointing World Cup, his gaze firmly fixed on a new era for Irish rugby and, he hopes, a clean slate under head coach Andy Farrell.

The Ireland wing’s Test form has mirrored that of his team, from the dizzying heights of scoring a winning try against the All Blacks in November 2018 to suffering a defensive nightmare against the same opposition 11 months later in a shattering World Cup quarter-final defeat.