With Tadhg Furlong out, recalling Iain Henderson to the bench adds some horsepower
’s defeat, their set-piece was undoubtedly a big factor which they have clearly identified when the sides meet against at the Aviva.
With all due respect to New Zealand and the haka, a laser-accurate kicking game can deliver victory for Ireland The statistics will show that Ireland only lost three of their 14 lineouts in the quarter-final, yet what must have particularly frustrated O’Connell, James Ryan, Tadgh Beirne, Peter O’Mahony and co is that so many of Ireland’s lost lineouts at the World Cup were in the opposition 22, especially in the pool win over South Africa.
Against that, it should be pointed out that Ireland’s defensive lineout was very good. Their 12 steals was bettered only by England, South Africa, and New Zealand, while only Argentina had a higher percentage of steals on the opposition throw than Ireland’s near one-in-four.
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