Andy Farrell has work to do if Ireland rugby team is to prosper in 2021

Head coach Andy Farrell with Johnny Sexton, who remains a vital player despite injury issues. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan
Given the virtual conveyer belt of young talent at Leinster and the emerging crop at Munster there would appear to be plenty options available to Farrell if he concludes that the squad has gone stale and requires refreshing, but bringing in new players would probably be just an exercise in moving the deckchairs around the Titanic unless an identifiable way of playing emerges in the spring.
