Only five countries have won back-to-back Grand Slams in the whole, nearly 115-year history of the Four, Five and Six Nations. It doesn’t sound too difficult. After all, you only need beat the same opponents two years running. What Saturday’s game at Twickenham showed is that the reality of this challenge is very different. When you enter the tournament following a Grand Slam you are everybody’s main target, and you only need to make a few crucial errors for your dreams to fail.
Six Nations fourth-round talking points
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