Desperate Dan, Peerless Paul

Poor old Dan Lydiate must be cursing the day he taught Paul O'Connell the secrets of his "chop" tackle technique. Unfortunately for Dan, what goes on tour doesn't always stay on tour. O'Connell cut him down on his first touch in open play, Peter O'Mahony (looking more and more like a future Ireland captain) got over the ball and Ireland won a penalty. The tone was set for the match. O'Connell packed a full 80 minutes of work into his 54 minute shift, before coming off to rest his recuperating lungs. I almost feel sorry for the chest infection. If he treats it anything like he treated the Welsh ball-carriers it's in for a rough time.