Andy Farrell looked out from his seat on top of the rugby world and broke into a smile.
Across Dublin the excitement surrounding Irish rugby’s date with destiny was nearing fever pitch, more talked about even than Cheltenham..
Farrell is boss of the Ireland team 80 minutes from Grand Slam glory. Against an England team on its knees, in Johnny Sexton’s last ever Six Nations appearance and on St Patrick's Day weekend, failure to deliver a first ever Dublin Slam is unthinkable.