Dan Carter expected to sign with Japanese Top League club

Ireland are wondering how to play the game atm, and that older gen of players are seeing the door marked ‘exit’.

Saints tight five was great, and I don’t think I’ve seen a better game from Alex Coles. Article could have been about him if I had thought of a reason!

Don’t know how seriously they considered Martin but he’s me type of lock - very hard body in contact, hard to shift.

If Faz and Doris getthose late calls you mention there could be trouble ahead. Just look at the timeline for Doris’ injury - I cannot see how he could be fit before the second Test at earliest.

If you are a relative nobody, you can say stuff like that and people will shrug it off or get irritated. But as a prominent figure, you need to control yourself. Yes Rassie did that but it was a controlled situation. WR didn't seem to like it despite the fact that they should have seen to it themselves. He received a year ban. Funny how O ‘Gara only gets five weeks. Well whatever. He is digging himself a deep grace.

Both Ireland wings have lost a step this season.