Mack Hansen: England hammering 'worst thing that could have happened for us'

Hansen has yet to face England. He played four times in last season’s Championship but was surprisingly dropped for the fourth round clash in London

STAR TURN: Ireland’s Mack Hansen is presented with the Guinness Six Nations Player of the Match award after the Scotland game. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

England. St Patrick’s weekend. In Dublin. With a Grand Slam for the taking. And it’s not just an average England team standing in the way but one that was absolutely minced in Twickenham by France last Saturday.

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