Not since 2004, when Ireland beat Scotland at the old Lansdowne Road has an Irish team clinched silverware on home soil. The two Triple Crowns, two Six Nations titles and two Grand Slams since have been sealed in away grounds. So next Saturday against Scotland at the Aviva, Ireland can do something special.
They have earned themselves the opportunity to win their first Triple Crown at home in 18 years, and only 12th in history, while also atoning for the missed opportunity against Scotland in the anti-climactic Croke Park farewell in 2010.
Better still, having narrowed the deficit on leaders France to two points with Saturday’s record, bonus-point 32-15 win at Twickenham, Ireland …
- March 14, 2022
