The Six Nations has its imperfections. Most obviously, there’s the odd number of games, but the only way of rectifying that is with a 10-game, home-and-away format, and no-one wants that.
Ultimately though, it does feel as if this year’s final table tells no lies. For sure, it would be nice see how things might have panned out had Ireland been at home to France, or for that matter had Johnny Sexton played (or had they opted to kick “that” penalty to the corner). But that round-two collision felt like the title decider before, during and after – and so it proved.
Even so, the tournament had a fitting climax, with Ange Capuozzo t …
- March 22, 2022
