James Haskell insists England’s performance against Ireland today will mean more to Eddie Jones’s squad than claiming back-to-back Grand Slams and setting a new world record for consecutive Test wins.

England arrive in Dublin having already defended their Six Nations title with victory over Scotland last weekend and a win against Ireland will see Jones’s men become the first side to claim successive Grand Slams since 1992.

Wasps flanker Haskell believes the implementation of Jones’s long-term plans for England supersedes the excitement of possibly eclipsing New Zealand’s record of 18 consecutive Test wins at the Aviva Stadium.