Six games, six losses, 101 points scored and 191 conceded. Those are the results of the last six games against the top three teams in the world, the ones Ireland benchmark themselves against. And the numbers: 13-23, 27-42, 13-26, 13-24, 14-36 and 21-40.  That’s the task for Ireland this month. They either show they still belong in the same tier as South Africa, New Zealand and France, or they accept they’ve dropped into the group below, with England, Scotland and Australia. The World Cup in Australia is 11 months away, and gaps like this don’t close at the tournament. They close…

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