Ireland may have gone to Cardiff with quiet optimism about making a positive start to the 2021 Six Nations.
Unfortunately, in the wake of a red card, misdirected kicks and other setbacks in between, it was Wales who came out on top and the task doesn't get any easier as favourites France come to Dublin on Sunday.
So with plenty to discuss on this week's RTÉ Rugby Podcast, Hugh Cahill was joined by Bernard Jackman, Donal Lenihan and Wes Liddy to discuss the fallout from Ireland's Six Nations defeat to Wales, the challenge ahead of the France game and the selection issues that have cropped up in the interim.
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