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ANDY FARRELL MIGHT have enjoyed the madness at Murrayfield last time around but Ireland will be hoping for a smoother experience this Sunday.
So loosehead prop Cian Healy came on at hooker, with lineout throwing duties going to openside flanker Josh van der Flier. Whatever about the players’ ability to handle the adversity, Ireland scrum coach John Fogarty admitted yesterday that he was stressed when they lost their second hooker in Kelleher.“Let me try that again… ‘Oh, we’re in big trouble.’
Fogarty was worrying about whether he’d done enough preparation with Healy to step in at hooker, where he is always marked as an option on Ireland’s official teamsheets. “The playing group took in all the information, were calm enough to go out there and do what an Irish player does and be competitive, stay in the moment. They were very competitive, they connected, they were tight as a group. We knew we were in a little bit of trouble but we were very connected as a group.”
And regardless of what the Scots will bring, this Irish team are determined to improve upon their performance against the English. Fogarty said they weren’t “overly happy” with their showing last Saturday.“The players are their own biggest critic, and they are coming in excited because it’s a good start but wanting to improve, talking to coaches, talking to each other, ‘This could be better, that could be better,’” said Fogarty.
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