Six Nations: Ireland move into the post-Sexton era. Title holders with the Grand Slam up for grabs.

The Irish want to continue their march forward, despite the retirement of their emblematic opener and the disillusionment of the last World Cup. Ireland remained on an incredible series of 17 consecutive victories before its sudden exit (once again) in the quarter-final of the World Cup against the All Blacks (24-28), as in 2019 in Japan. And Sexton hung up his boots after 118 selections since 2009.