'Ireland on the road to ultimate prize after Grand Slam success'
When you break down the stars that aligned for Ireland's fourth Grand Slam success, it could easily be passed off as the end of a journey.It played out like a Hollywood ending, but Ireland insist this is only just the beginning.
Hugo Keenan, two years older than Doris at 26, enjoyed a sensational tournament and the fact the Leinster full-back has started 31 of Ireland's last 33 matches shows how highly Andy Farrell and the coaching staff rate him. In Cardiff, Ireland simply blew Wales away inside the opening 21 minutes. Against France, they exacted revenge for last year's Paris pain, ending Les Bleus' 14-match winning run to prevail in a tussle between the world's top two sides.
Ireland's versatility and street-smarts at the top level of Test rugby are to be admired, but Sexton insists there is much more work ahead as the World Cup in France slowly drifts into view."There are a lot of guys that are injured, that missed this campaign and are going to come back and really put pressure on the guys that have been playing.
"Like Johnny said, we'll get a few people back to compete, train hard. Everyone is going to get better in the summer when we get to spend more time together. "And it's unbelievably fitting that in my opinion the best player ever to play for Ireland is able to sign off on a Grand Slam, on St Patrick's Day , in front of his own crowd.
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