Quick off the mark: James Ryan knows value of Ireland’s super starts

Ireland are preparing for a huge clash against Scotland this weekend.

PRESS SCRUM: James Ryan during an Ireland rugby squad media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Different sides develop different traits and Joe Schmidt’s Ireland seemed to go through a phase in and around their 2018 pomp when they specialised in key scores on the brink of half-time. Game-killing, heartbreaking scores.

SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

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SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP

Your home for the latest news, views and analysis of this year's Six Nations Championship from our award winning sports team.