Ireland must give more young stars like Mack Hansen solid Six Nations game-time with an eye on World Cup chances

Coming into the Six Nations one year ago, Irish optimism was in short supply. The long hangover from the dismal 2019 World Cup lingered like an unwanted party guest and results in the elongated Six Nations and Nations Cup of 2020 had done little to erase the memories of those chastening days in Shizuoka and Tokyo.