BRENDAN GALLAGHER says Ireland have a back line that can frighten all their Six Nations rivals

WHEN you look at the Ireland squad – groaning with natural born winners from in-form Munster and Leinster with important add-ons from Connacht and Ulster – it is tempting to parrot Eddie Jones and make Joe Schmidt’s team favourites for the 2018 Six Nations although the bookies disagree and without exception put England on that pedestal.
And the bookies are rarely wrong. In the cold light of day they will have looked at Ireland’s campaign last year which included two defeats...