Captain Johnny Sexton says Triple Crown success is just one step on Ireland’s journey as they build towards next year’s World Cup.
Andy Farrell’s side claimed the first major silverware of his reign as head coach following a dominant 26-5 bonus-point victory over Scotland in Dublin.
But Ireland were denied outright Six Nations glory as France later completed the Grand Slam by defeating England in Paris.
Tries from Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Josh van der Flier and Conor Murray threw down the gauntlet for Les Bleus, while Sexton added three conversions.
The veteran outhalf is heartened by Ireland’s recent progress and, with one eye on the 2023 tournament in France, full of belief for the future.
He said: “We’ve got great potential, haven’t we? That’s what we have at the moment and we’ve got to make it reality and we’ve got to keep building over the next, whatever it is, 18 months to make sure that when it does come around we’ve taken a slightly different approach.
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- March 20, 2022
