Hot take: Ireland will fall down the rankings in the next 18 months if...

They can't sort out their attack and lineouts. They've not looked like the team that beat NZ since the opening round of the 6Ns against France.

They used to be so clinical and accurate on the ball and they've seemingly lost their cohesion and accuracy over the past season.

I'm a big believer that if you want major success internationally you need a world class club team performing well. (Bulls with SA, Sarries with Eng, Leinster with Ire, Toulose with Fra).

Since losing Lancaster Leinsters attack has slowly deteriorated and it has begun to take effect in the international team.

God knows what Paul O'connell is doing with the forwards because I've not seen such a mistake ridden lineout from a top 2 side in a long time.

If these trends continue I can see them dropping down the rankings over the next 18 months. I hope this isnt the case as a strong Ireland makes the international game much more interesting between WCs.