Five things we learned from Six Nations opening weekend

Getting the basics right remains beyond this Ireland side

Ireland fly-half Billy Burns is consoled by Will Connors. Picture: David Davies/PA

Ireland still struggling with the ordinary stuff

It’s 16 months now since Ireland were licking their wounds after defeat to Japan and the party line being parroted was the need to ‘get the basics right’. Plenty has changed since but this is a team that continues to make things hard for itself.