Six Nations 2026 – Ireland 43-21 Scotland: Andy Farrell proud of ‘ruthless’ Triple Crown winners

Farrell added that he was “extremely proud” of Ireland’s performance and said there was a bigger picture to this year’s tournament.

Ireland started the Six Nations with a loss to favorites France, but responded with a huge win over Italy.

They impressed in the win over England, but were then pushed all the way by Wales in their penultimate match in Dublin.

Farrell added: “The win is important but what happened over the eight weeks matters more to us in the sense that there are a lot of firsts, with first internationals, first Six Nations, firsts and getting to the final week when it matters to a fair number of people in our group.”

“The way our group has come together and worked its way through that is pretty special, so we’re growing exponentially because of that, and the group is becoming more resilient because of that.”

While the destination of the Six Nations Cup is not in their hands, Farrell stressed he is delighted with another piece of silverware.

“That’s five titles in five years for us,” he added on ITV.

“I know it’s a Triple Crown but it’s been difficult to win over the years for Ireland and we’re proud of that.”