Andy Farrell on Ireland's Six Nations: 'We were the hunted, now we're the hunters'

The Ireland head coach has given a number of injury updates and spoken about young Connacht loosehead Billy Bohan after his call-up on Sunday

Ireland's Caelan Doris and head coach Andy Farrell joined rivals from all Six Nations unions at Edinburgh Castle to celebrate the start of the Championship. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Andy Farrell has played down injuries fears over an Ireland team that, he agrees, has morphed from hunted to hunters in the upcoming Six Nations.

A difficult November, following on from a third-place finish in last year’s Championship, has fed into some hand-wringing over the national side’s chances in a tournament that they will kick-off away to France next Thursday week.