Sky Sports' James Cole examines whether Ireland's dominant win over Scotland showed why many have regarded them as one of the favourites to win the Rugby World Cup
Injured Ireland wings Mack Hansen and James Lowe are 'making good strides' ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand, while James Ryan is seeing a specialist on a wrist issue. As of Monday morning, no member of Andy Farrell's 33-man squad had been ruled out of the clash with the All Blacks in Paris.Ryan's situation is expected to be come clearer in the next 24 hours, with Ireland hopeful the problem is not as bad as first feared.
'Mack Hansen took a bang to his calf but is improving and both him and James Lowe are making good strides.'Keith Earls and Robbie Henshaw are both in contention as they progress during the week and apart from that just some usual bumps and bruises after a physical Test match.'Ireland secured their last-eight spot in emphatic fashion by topping Pool B thanks to a crushing 36-14 win over the eliminated Scots.
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