Ireland quality thrills O'Connell

01 March 2015Ireland suffocated England into 19-9 submission in Dublin on Sunday, teeing up a serious tilt at a first Six Nations clean sweep in six years.

O'Connell's side equalled Ireland's Test record of 10 consecutive victories in sweeping past Stuart Lancaster's England, with Robbie Henshaw claiming his first international try.

Captain O'Connell has admitted head coach Schmidt could forge a side to surpass even the achievements of the 2009 Grand Slam-winning side that contained greats like Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy.

"Yeah, it's close to it," said O'Connell whe…