PETER JACKSON

• A Ferrari is said to go from a standstill to 50mph in 2.9 seconds. The one seen at Twickenham last Sunday went from the Italian bench to the sin bin via the front row almost as molto velocemente. Simone Ferrari touched all three bases in the small matter of two minutes but without the sound of a roaring engine or the smell of burning rubber.
IRELAND knew they had something to prove against France last weekend, that they were a lot better than they showed against Wales the previous week. Thanks in no small way to the defending champions, they responded with the g...