Healy confident Ireland's 'rattled' pack have now cornered the market

Ireland conceded five scrum penalties at Twickenham in 2022. But Cian Healy believes the pack is now a different animal.

PACKING DOWN: Cian Healy poses for a portrait after an Ireland rugby media conference. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach, Sportsfile

Having been a member of the pack “rattled” by the England scrum at Twickenham two years ago, Cian Healy believes the Irish forwards will be ready this Saturday to turn the tables on their return to south-west London.

It was Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty who made the admission his pack had been “rattled” by England’s scrummaging in the 2022 Guinness Six Nations, his memories reinforced by the concession of five scrum penalties.