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It wasn’t the prettiest win you’ve ever seen, and it might not have been a win at all if Stuart Hogg had remembered how to score a try, but the Andy Farrell era is on its way.

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Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley give us their verdict – what has changed since Joe Schmidt left, what changes should we make for Wales, will grit be our defining characteristic, and would 3 wins satisfy all involved?

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France, meanwhile, blew all the pre-tournament predictions out the window with their stunning win over England yesterday… the pre-tournament predictions of everyone except Simon Nostradamus Hick.

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Plus there’s Girvan Dempsey’s try-scoring technique, French rugby’s “handsome outhalf – success” correlation, Andy Farrell at the Web Summit, and what Ken Early stands for.

 

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