Donal Lenihan: Now we are seeing the true benefits of Ireland's NZ tour

The experience bagged from three successive tests against the All Blacks has proved transformative to this Irish set up.
PERFECT PREP: New Zealand perform the haka against Ireland last summer. Pic: ©INPHO/Photosport/Grant Down

PERFECT PREP: New Zealand perform the haka against Ireland last summer. Pic: ©INPHO/Photosport/Grant Down

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023 - 13:31
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Donal Lenihan
A rugby player, coach and manager during a glittering career with Munster, Ireland and the Lions and now a definitive voice in Irish rugby analysis and commentary.

News that Ireland will open their 2024 Six Nations campaign against France on a Friday night, not in the familiar surrounds of the Stade de France, undergoing a revamp for the Olympics - but, in new territory for this tournament, most likely at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille - set my mind wondering.

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