Mack the knife gives Ireland a cutting edge

IRELAND wing Mack Hansen believes Andy Farrell's men are poised to smash their World Cup ceiling.

- Neil Squires

The Irish have never gone beyond the quarter-finals but head into their penultimate warm-up against England today as the world's No.1 team.

As Six Nations champions and unbeaten in their past 11 Tests, Hansen says this is a different Ireland.

"We are definitely capable of winning the thing. That's our mindset. We're not just aiming to make a pass at the quarter-final. We're on for winning it," said the Australian-born wing.