The former England and Northampton hook Dylan Hartley was on Sky Sports yesterday for their rugby coverage and made a point that seemed to upset a lot of Irish fans. Talk about rain on our parade, Ireland managed to do something that is rarely done in New Zealand. See his comments below;

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“If you think about a team’s progression to the final destination – what is, ultimately, winning a World Cup – England are not there. You look at Ireland and they are firing on all cylinders.

If you’re an Irish supporter, enjoy today, but just hope that they can maintain that title of number one for another year, and still get better.”

Is @DylanHartley the Southern Hemisphere representative on the @SkySports rugby panel?#AUSvENG #Rugby

— Andy Ramshaw (@GuvandtheIrish) July 16, 2022

Ireland are now the top ranked side in World Rugby, can Ireland push on now and finally get to a World Cup Semi-final?