Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says that newly crowned Six Nations champions Ireland still have to prove that they can overcome their World Cup quarter-final hoodoo in France later this year.
Ireland claimed a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2018 and virtually assured they would go into the World Cup as the Test rugby’s highest-ranked team.
“Ireland were good throughout the Six Nations,” Hansen said. “In that final game, they started off a bit shaky and England rattled them a bit, but once the red card came, it was game over and they were good enough to take advantage of it.
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