Keith Andrews has dropped in on training sessions with the Ireland rugby squad on a handful of occasions, most recently during this year's Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign.
Keith Andrews says he was left with nothing but “admiration” for Ireland’s Rugby World Cup stars after spending some time with them during this year’s Six Nations Grand Slam winning campaign.
“That’s the plan,” he said. “We are always trying to implement things for the players, whether it’s quizzes or bits and bobs to keep them stimulated.“But the facility will be there, we will be in Portugal at that stage obviously so yeah the facility will be there for everybody to watch it.” “Their preparations, they’ve got phenomenal people involved so when it comes to rugby I’m just a fan.”
He hailed the “outstanding” Andy Farrell and added that he was a fan of how the IRFU had built a system that allowed Ireland’s top players to play their club rugby at home. As for the IRFU’s set-up and whether there are lessons for Ireland’s football authorities to take, Andrews continued: “I think it’s probably hard to copy and paste, but there are elements of it that we can learn from and study.
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