Perhaps Ireland’s third place feels more anti-climactic because they also finished behind England
Gerry Thornley argues that the Irish rugby team is not performing as well as in previous years, despite winning three matches and retaining the Triple Crown. Their best performance was the opening win against England. They were comprehensively beaten by France and struggled against Italy. While their try count was decent, it was less than previous years. France emerged as the dominant team in the Six Nations, winning both the men's and Under-20 titles.
