Ireland's Paris rebound shows Andy Farrell's influence remains as strong as ever
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It's only five and a half weeks ago that Andy Farrell sat in the Stade de France media room and delivered a scathing assessment of Ireland's Guinness Six Nations opener in Paris. He gave a cutting analysis of the 36-12 loss to the eventual champions, saying his side lacked the right "intent" and "fight" that was required at the top level. If that was the public message he was delivering, one can only imagine what was said behind closed doors. It was a line in the sand performance, and after Ireland’s championship came to an excellent conclusion on Saturday with a 43-21 win against Scotland to win the Triple Crown, the Ireland head coach was asked to bring us back to that night in Paris, and...