Revived All Blacks arrive as joint-favourites while Ireland are rated third in the betting after South Africa at 5-1
By contrast, Wales, who play South Africa in a fortnight, and Ireland, who have a training camp in Portugal next week before playing England and lastly Samoa in Bayonne, have each opted for three games.The latter game against Samoa was a relatively late addition as well, but this is still one Test less than Ireland played in each of the last three pre-World Cup schedules.
At the 1987 Rugby World Cup Ireland's Michael Bradley passes as Wales's Robert Jones moves in. File photograph: Inpho They have now hardened to 13-5 joint-favourites to win the World Cup alongside France, with South Africa next in the betting followed by Ireland at 5-1. “Why? Leinster are just as successful as us, but I can’t help but be myself. So, the way that I coach is completely different. The environment is different, the coaches are different, the management is different. “The way that we play, for all that people might think that we’re similar, everything’s different, you know? Everything we do is different. The knock-on effect is irrelevant at this stage.
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