The Irish team is getting a lift from riding a tide of green support
Ireland fans celebrating after defeating South Africa at Stade de France on Saturday. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
In other words a loss without a bonus point would put Ireland out of the tournament. Jack Conan will come back into the mix but given that threat and the desire to top the pool while maintaining momentum, that would likely limit many changes to the frontline team. A pool exit, if mathematically possible, would seem unthinkable after the events of Saturday night. Ireland weren’t at their fluid best, primarily because they weren’t allowed to be by the Boks’ remorseless pressure game. They lost five of their first eight lineouts before problem solving and demonstrating some of their inventive attacking rugby in their well-oiled locker. Their scrum wobbled, stiffened and had suffered damage as well as winning two key penalties.
“When we go into the game I don’t think there’s anyone in this squad that feels like we’re going to lose. There’s just this aura within the squad where we know we can do it. We just have to deliver what we’re good at and thankfully we’ve been doing that in patches for a lot of games and that’s got us over the line. Going forward in this competition it’s about making those patches bigger and bigger and hopefully into an 80-minute performance.
España Últimas Noticias, España Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Ireland v South Africa: ‘Massive trepidation’ among Irish teamThere's massive trepidation among the Irish team today ahead of their match against South Africa in Paris tonight
Leer más »
South Africa 8 Ireland 13: How the Irish players rated at the Stade de FranceBravery, commitment and poise at the heart of Ireland’s win over the Springboks
Leer más »
Ireland’s Jews: a small community that has made a ‘rich contribution’ to Irish lifeChanging patterns of religious practice have created uncertainty over the future of community's Dublin synagogue
Leer más »
Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland in Women's Nations LeagueThe action gets under way at the Aviva Stadium at 1pm.
Leer más »
LIVE: Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Uefa Women's Nations LeagueOver 38,000 tickets have been sold for the historic Aviva Stadium showdown.
Leer más »
Hayes debuts, Toland returns to XI as Gleeson rings the changes for Aviva showdownThe Republic of Ireland face Northern Ireland in their historic Women’s Nations League opener.
Leer más »