In the end, the score line flattered England as Ireland took control of Twickenham on Saturday afternoon to claim the Grand Slam and confirmed their status as the top northern hemisphere side and second only in the world to the All Blacks.
We analyse the performance of Joe Schmidt’s side as well as a taking a brief look at the other two games of the final day’s action.
While the Six Nations success has been a real positive for the national side, it has come at a big cost to Munster with Chris Farrell ruled out for the remainder of the season while Keith Earls’ participation also looks in serious doubt.
That coupled with the loss of Cloete, Duncan Williams and Tyler Bleyendaal leaves Johann van Graan with a seriously depleted squad as we enter the business end of the season.
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