Farrell: Ireland in good shape but 'nowhere near' where we want to be

Ireland bushed England successful their last Six Nations lucifer to triumph a Grand Slam successful Dublin for the archetypal time; Ireland are connected a 10-game winning streak, which includes a bid triumph successful New Zealand and victories implicit satellite champions South Africa and Australia

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Ireland caput manager Andy Farrell was delighted to clinch the Grand Slam connected location turf portion England's Steve Borthwick admitted his broadside fell short

Ireland caput manager Andy Farrell was delighted to clinch the Grand Slam connected location turf portion England's Steve Borthwick admitted his broadside fell abbreviated

Andy Farrell insists Ireland's crippled is "nowhere near" wherever helium would similar it to beryllium arsenic helium seeks to support driving standards connected the backmost of their Grand Slam success.

The world's No 1 squad delivered connected pre-tournament expectations by powering to the Six Nations rubric with an awesome cleanable sweep, which was sealed by Saturday's 29-16 triumph implicit England successful Dublin.

Ireland were ne'er much than six points down during the title and combined grit and guile to nutrient their signature free-flowing rugby amid important wounded adversity.

Head manager Farrell was pleased with the power his squad displayed during the contention but is striving for betterment moving towards the autumn World Cup successful France.

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Sky Sports News' James Cole analyses Ireland's historical Six Nations Grand Slam triumph and the cardinal questions facing England up of the World Cup

Sky Sports News' James Cole analyses Ireland's historical Six Nations Grand Slam triumph and the cardinal questions facing England up of the World Cup

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"What's precise pleasing is that we're not a broadside who conscionable kicks the leather disconnected the shot and conscionable goes for territory the full time," helium said.

"We're a broadside that likes to play immoderate rugby, and territory and possession is beauteous important for america and we inactive find a mode however to make bully tract presumption and predominate ample parts of games.

"And it's nice, isn't it, to person that blend and to enactment that retired connected the tract and judge successful it?

"So our game's successful bully signifier but it's obscurity adjacent wherever we privation it to be, truthful that's a large spot to beryllium in."

Farrell has welcomed setbacks successful bid to situation his players and continues to champion a no-excuses mentality.

Hooker Dan Sheehan epitomised that mindset by battling backmost from the wounded helium suffered successful the round-four triumph implicit Scotland to commencement and people 2 of Ireland's 4 tries against England.

Centre Robbie Henshaw was besides connected the scoresheet successful the triumph implicit Steve Borthwick's men, having been successful information of missing the full run pursuing wrist surgery.

Prop Tadhg Furlong and scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Parks were besides absent for ample parts due to the fact that of injuries, portion Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson and Garry Ringrose were among those to go sidelined en way to the title.

"There was ne'er a murmur of an excuse," said Farrell. "We said from time 1 that we wanted to triumph the Grand Slam and we went astir it arsenic a squad.

"It's ne'er been cleanable but the crippled is not similar that, truthful the intelligence spot of our crippled and ample parts of our crippled are successful a bully place.

"But similar I said, there's a agelong mode for america to spell for america to beryllium astatine our champion which is simply a large sign."

'England exposed to the value of the Farrells'

Sky Sports News' James Cole takes a look backmost connected the 2023 Six Nations, assessing the authorities of play with each broadside up of the World Cup successful France aboriginal this year...

Ireland were, rather simply, caput and shoulders supra the remainder successful this year's Six Nations.

The expansive slam was a fitting extremity to an fantabulous run - and, indeed, an fantabulous 12 months. They've present won 10 Tests successful a row, which including an historical bid triumph successful New Zealand.

Jonny Sexton seems to beryllium getting amended with property and whitethorn deliberation doubly astir his determination to discontinue aft the World Cup.

Their backmost 3 person each taken their games to different level - James Lowe, Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan are present a lethal combination. They've besides got immense spot successful extent successful their squad to telephone upon.

And arsenic for caput manager Andy Farrell, helium has created an situation successful which his players tin explicit themselves and thrive.

Hansen said arsenic overmuch this weekend, suggesting the motivational skills of Farrell are unrivalled.

The RFU indispensable beryllium wondering wherefore connected world they fto Farrell spell successful 2016.