Is Doris ready? A challenge: is Andy Farrell ready? Remember neither Keith Earls nor Jacob Stockdale scored a try in Rugby World Cup 19. Otherwise we are extremely unlucky and Australia extremely lucky having won the World Cup twice. And I wonder once more is Farrell ready to explore these reasons where selecting a footballing No 8 is but the start; footballers make mistakes, but the rewards are huge – think world-class All-Black Kieran Read!

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2020 07:00 UTC