Easterby: Focus is on French, not World Cup atonement 

Less than four months on, Ireland will travel to Marseille next week to meet their Six Nations rivals in the opening game of the 2024 championship.

FULL FOCUS: Harry Byrne, Defence Coach Simon Easterby, Ciaran Frawley, Sam Prendergast. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

Simon Easterby can see the storyline being sketched out for next Friday’s France-Ireland Guinness Six Nations showdown. 

However, he insisted the defending champions will not be thinking about the World Cup final that never was when they kickstart the championship in Marseille.