Cian Healy. Brian Lawless / POOL / AFP
Ireland, in the race for a Grand Slam, should not take England lightly on Saturday at the end of the Six Nations Tournament, prop Cian Healy warned on Tuesday, recalling that the XV of the Rose remained “wickedly dangerousdespite the slap inflicted by France. “They are wickedly dangerous and they have very good playerssaid the 35-year-old veteran of the 122 caps. “We expect a rebound from them (after the 53-10 loss against the Blues, editor’s note). We are not going to say to ourselves + it will be fine for us +. That would be stupid of us.»
«Historically, England are very strong, they have a very strong pack of forwards. We’ll treat them with the respect they deserve“, Continued Healy, four-time winner of the European Cup with Leinster and decisive in March 2018 against England in the third and to date last Grand Slam of Clover.
Ireland are the last team to win all of their matches in the Tournament this year. Its star opener, Johnny Sexton, will also be able to take the title of top scorer in the tournament alone at 37, which he has shared since the victory in Scotland on Sunday with his compatriot Ronan O’Gara (557 points). “He could be satisfied with the total points (…) but if he fights for the victory this weekend, no one can ever take it away from him“, continued Healy, asked about the opening half. “He’s an incredible pro. Johnny has his own demands and we all try to follow him even if we get torn when we don’t. He deserves all the congratulations», a conclu Healy.