Who’s hot and who’s not: Ireland, Scottish defence, Tonga fundraising and Luke Cowan-Dickie
Ireland: Hopes were high following their impressive Autumn Nations Series campaign and they were right to be positive after they dismantled defending champions Wales in the Six Nations opener. The Irish were impressive in pretty much every facet, with the forwards dominating and the backline taking advantage of their excellence up front to ease to a bonus-point triumph. The encounter with France this weekend will tell us more but, on this evidence, that could well be a title decider.
