Comment: County Kiwi contingent comes through again for patchy Ireland

Enjoy Lowe, Aki and Gibson-Park, and thank the gods for them, while we can.

J-LOWE: Tempers flare between Ireland’s James Lowe and Tommy Freeman of England. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss?

With a smiling Andy Farrell sitting in the Aviva Stadium stands and shaking hands, it fell to Simon Easterby to steer the good ship Ireland through these Six Nations waters. What difference would this boardroom reshuffle make? No-one knew.