Met Éireann’s colour-coded weather warning system has become part of Irish life over the last number of years. Orange alerts for wind and rain battered parts of the country on Thursday, after similar alerts in the southeast last weekend.  We’ve all become fluent in the language of yellow caution, orange disruption, and red danger. So what colour is Irish rugby right now? Based on the evidence from the Stade de France on Thursday night, where Andy Farrell’s side were comprehensively beaten 36-14 by France, we’re looking at something that’s definitely orange and heading towards red. This was Farrell’s fifth game since returning from his Lions secondment,…

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