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JOE SCHMIDT HOPES he has the gameplan to help Ireland win for the first time in this year’s Six Nations.
But how much detail goes into tactics at the top level and what are the factors that shape the choices players make on the pitch?
This week Irish rugby legend and The42 columnist Lynne Cantwell joined Murray Kinsella in the newsroom to talk in depth about the strategic side of the game as well as looking ahead to this weekend’s clash against Italy at Lansdowne Road.