Doris aiming to counter England's 'collision dominance' this time around

The Leinster man will lead Ireland out for a Six Nations opener in Dublin on Saturday. 

FOCUSED: Ireland captain Caelan Doris speaking during a press conference after an Ireland rugby captain's run at the Aviva Stadium on Friday. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris and Ireland will be looking for an answer this weekend to the “collision dominance” that earned England a famous and surprise victory when the two teams met in the Six Nations at Twickenham last year.

Ireland went into that game as the hottest of favourites and on course for a second straight Grand Slam but they lost out by the narrowest of margins with Marcus Smith’s late drop goal the last key play on the day.