Andy Farrell: We’re in the hunt so why wouldn’t we go hunting?

Andy Farrell: Landing a Six Nations in his maiden season as Ireland boss would emulate the feats of both his immediate predecessors, Joe Schmidt (2013) and Declan Kidney (2009). Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

It will be for others to decide whether Ireland are able to complete their 2020 Guinness Six Nations schedule in the coming weeks but as far as Andy Farrell is concerned, the business of winning games remains the uncompromising focus of his attention.

Ireland’s head coach acknowledged yesterday that government and its decisions regarding the levels of restrictions it feels are appropriate to deal with the ongoing and increasingly worrying rise in Covid-19 cases may well render his task of trying to win his two remaining and rescheduled Six Nations matches obsolete.