Ireland versus England is a fixture that has always evoked a special resonance for one Yorkshire family but this particular Six Nations opener takes on even greater significance.
We had to find a way. I thought we played well in patches in the first half, we didn't quite get our accuracy right, and that's probably why the scoreline was in their favour. “We felt at half time if ...
Ireland coach Simon Easterby has stressed there were no pre-training camp decision as to who would start at out-half for the opening Six Nations game against England.