SPORT MOVES QUICKLY so as Ireland head coach Andy Farrell sat down to reflect on Ireland’s Six Nations success on Saturday, thoughts already began to turn to the massive challenges that await this year.
With back-to-back Six Nations titles in the bag, Ireland can now look forward to a summer tour to South Africa before a stacked November schedule sees Farrell’s men take on New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin.
That November run of games will seriously test Ireland’s remarkable home record, which now stands at 19 straight wins, but first the squad will have to negotiate two huge games against the reigning world champions.
Ireland take on South Africa in Pretoria and Durban on 6 and 13 July. On the back of a Six Nations where Ireland struggled to reproduce the heights of their hugely impressive opening weekend win in France – those back-to-back games in…
