Robbie Henshaw has reason to tread carefully in Cardiff

Henshaw said it's a "strength" of his that he can switch so readily between inside and outside centre. 

In his 12-year Ireland career, Robbie Henshaw has never won in Cardiff. He was on the losing side in 2015, 2017 and 2021. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy

Cardiff could never be accused of being the new Rome – in fairness, nowhere could – but there is a hint of previous trips to the Eternal City about Ireland’s latest hop, skip and jump across the water to the Welsh capital.

Wales are, for now and maybe long into the future, the new Italy: the lowest rung on the Six Nations ladder. Simon Easterby takes his side to the Principality Stadium with the question on everyone’s lips not so much who will win but how big the gap will be on the scoreboard.