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James Lowe of Ireland celebrates at Sky Stadium in July 2022. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)[/caption]
"It's pretty cool, yeah. We've done something we haven't done in a wee while. We've played pretty well and are happy enough with the Grand Slam." "It's small, incremental wins, every week," he added. "The want to come in every week, an understanding of how to get better, the people around you challenging you. It's competitive for positions. It's a combination of a lot of different things but, at the moment, we've got a bit of a formula that tends to be treating us well. "We'll hold on to it for as long as we can because it's a pretty special group, pretty special feeling and pretty f......... almost Mack Hansen-ed it!""It's pretty bloody good," he settled for, before stressing that further improvements were needed before 'we crack back into it in the summer'. You can tell that travelling to New Zealand as an Ireland player and turning over the All Blacks almost ranks higher for the former Chiefs star, but playing a huge role in a Grand Slam win is already rivalling it. There was still time to get a dig in about Johnny Sexton - "He's our emotional leader... I wouldn't say he's our physical leader!" - before he was off to celebrate a superb achievement with his teammates. Related Articles:
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