Richie Murphy’s team may have to produce their best performance to beat powerful hosts
Ireland's scrum functioned well against Wales, but problems that were apparent against France and Italy must not resurface against England if Richie Murphy's team are to win. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho.” He was referencing a tough day against England at Twickenham two years ago, but his assertion carries resonance for Friday’s age-grade game in Bath.
The English head coach has recalled his first choice secondrow pairing who missed the win over Scotland, Olamide Sodeke and Junior Kpoku, who is playing his rugby under Stuart Lancaster at Racing 92. This allows captain Finn Carnduff to switch back to blindside flanker. The home side have plumped for an outsize pack on the cloying, muddy surface of the Rec.
As defence coach Willie Faloon pointed out, there’s a limit to how much can be accomplished in a short time frame. “It is a pretty tight week and there are a lot of things to get done. Again, the more you take out of , the less they potentially have to give on the Friday, so we are very aware of it. We just prepped as normal.
Ireland teams have successfully stared down this situation in the past, beaten the physically bigger team and shredded reputations, but to do so this time may require producing a display that surpasses their efforts inFaloon said: “It’s a young team, we play with a bit of free spirit and try and throw it around, so probably a little bit of accuracy in a few areas that we can get a little bit better at, but that’s fairly standard for the group we are working with.
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