Ireland retained the Guinness Six Nations title following victory over Scotland in Dublin. Here, we look at their route to another championship triumph.
Ireland emphatically dismissed any notion of a World Cup hangover by romping to a record win away to the pre-tournament favourites.
Andy Farrell’s men took advantage of the absence of France talisman Antoine Dupont with a devastating display in Marseille, aided by Les Bleus losing lock Paul Willemse to a first-half red card.
Tries from Jamison Gibson-Park and Tadhg Beirne helped subdue the home crowd before second-half scores from Calvin Nash, Dan Sheehan and Ronan Kelleher completed a stunning success at Stade Velodrome.
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