In terms of public reaction over here in Ireland at the moment (towards the Henson comments), I don't detect anything 'stinging' - if I can put it that way,

It might add an edge, certainly, when the pair next meet in the middle of the field,

That's where Wales coach Mike Ruddock should have some cause for concern in relation to morale within his own camp.

Tough talk ahead of the encounter proved to be just that with the second-half performance abysmal in the extreme.

What would worry me more is the snippets I've been reading from Gavin about the residential rule,