'We didn't get to the level that we would have hoped for,' admits Garry Ringrose. 'The better team won.'
Garry Ringrose admitted that conceding thirteen penalties and a number of frees through 80 minutes was a stone-cold killer, debilitating, and responsible for Ireland giving up eighteen points.
"It's probably more mentally tough, losing at home," said Ringrose afterwards, "It's not something you ever want to do, it's disappointing. "I guess it is tough, compounding errors whether it is penalties or knock-ons. As a team you never want to compound errors and in situations there we did we did, and against a quality side like New Zealand they make you pay.The pre-match preparation had felt right which made the performance all the more disappointing.
"Any game, against any opposition, win or lose, you are always wondering for those little moments, what was the right thing to do as a team. "Everyone really dials in. There's such a competitive group that you can't afford to take your eye off the ball training-wise, you want to test yourselves in every possible scenario, getting challenged by the opposition.
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