Ronan Kelleher: 'We've put ourselves in a good position to win that Triple Crown'

For Ireland, and indeed Scotland, who meet at Aviva Stadium in the final round next weekend with a Triple Crown on the line and perhaps the title itself.

TRIPLE CROWN CHASE: Ireland's Thomas Clarkson and Ronan Kelleher celebrate the win over Wales. Pic: ©INPHO/Nick Elliott.

Even in a tournament with a schedule as condensed as the Guinness Six Nations, recency bias is a powerful perception.

Twelve months ago, Ireland’s early hand on a Triple Crown was almost forgotten thanks to a heavy home defeat by France in round four while England’s rebound from an opening-day defeat in Dublin was consigned to distant memory given the four wins that followed.