Ireland v England: Rory Best thirsts for an 'on the edge' front-row battle in Dublin Six Nations clash
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Ireland v England: Rory Best thirsts for an 'on the edge' front-row battle in Dublin Six Nations clash
It might just have been reverse psychology, but the Ireland hooker Rory Best could not have sugar-coated his English opponents any more if he had glazed them in honey.
In Best’s view, Stuart Lancaster is a genius, his opposite number Dylan Hartley a pleasure to be around, while the entire England team have improved appreciably from the one that dealt Joe Schmidt’s side their last defeat, 12 long months ago at Twickenham.
If Lancaster is coming here to Dublin in anticipation of a phoney war, he can forget it.
“Look at the direction England are going,” Best said.
“Look at how they won…
In Best’s view, Stuart Lancaster is a genius, his opposite number Dylan Hartley a pleasure to be around, while the entire England team have improved appreciably from the one that dealt Joe Schmidt’s side their last defeat, 12 long months ago at Twickenham.
If Lancaster is coming here to Dublin in anticipation of a phoney war, he can forget it.
“Look at the direction England are going,” Best said.
“Look at how they won…
