A repeat performance against Fiji will leave Ireland in good shape for daunting South Africa Test

One of Andy Farrell’s defining qualities has been getting the right men in the boat and getting them pulling together

Thinking players keep ball alive, accept uncomfortable offload and do not take the ground as their only option

Four games in, you can see shape emerging in how the provinces want to play

Comprehensive defeat to the All Blacks a sobering reminder of our real place in rugby’s global order

Supporters in danger of wanting something out of Andy Farrell’s Ireland team that may not be there

France-New Zealand offered a reminder of where Ireland need to progress over the next 15 months

Injuries have thrown up an inadvertent opportunity for Andy Farrell

Head coach has been working with essentially the same squad for three years – he cannot go to the market for a quick fix

After a fifth Champions Cup final defeat, the conversation about what comes next will not go away

Leo Cullen’s team can gain more from past disappointments than they perhaps even realise

Less about team movement and shape, more about players, their scanning and body language

Next step for the Leinster outhalf is to become someone others look to in big games, relishing the pressure

Leo Cullen’s men need to learn from the shortcomings that handed late victory to Italians in Treviso

Richie Murphy’s men may point to respectable scoreline but second-half tries came when the game was over as a contest