Sharp reminders could add sparkle to the final weekend
That Ireland and Wales encountered stiffer resistance than they expected may be a good thing for the climax of the championship according to Eddie Butler in The Observer.
"It says something about the Six Nations, and possibly nothing too complimentary about its quality, that the two sides who will fight for the title on Saturday struggled to victories against the teams who vied only last week for the wooden spoon. This seems to be one of those championships that is losing its sparkle the closer it approaches what should be an utterly climactic final weekend.
"Still, when you haven't won a grand slam for 61 years, it's unlikely you'll give two hoots about having to grind one out at last. If the elusive tag of unbeaten champions comes reduced to atoms, Ireland will take it, no fear. They came to Murrayfield with nothing but a clinical job on their minds. The mere selection of Denis Leamy ahead of Jamie Heaslip in the starting line-up told of an arm-wrestle rather than a gallop."
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