Peter O’Mahony has reaffirmed his belief that Ireland can win this year’s Guinness Six Nations championship, while exonerating Joe Schmidt and his coaching staff for the team’s dismal performance against England. “It’s on us,” the Ireland vice-captain said yesterday, before elaborating to say that he, and the other members of the squad, have been wracked with guilt since Saturday’s 32-20 defeat in Dublin, feeling they let down Ireland’s supporters. “We are given an excellent plan every week and it is handed over to us,” O’Mahony said. “Guys like Johnny [Sexton] and [Rory] Bestie then grab it by the throat and move it on. We have an excellent coaching staff behind us but they don’t take the field…

Source: The Times February 05, 2019 00:04 UTC