It was understandable, given what is ahead next Saturday, that Johnny Sexton and Andy Farrell were asked a few South Africa questions, in Nantes.
"That's the thing they pride themselves on, isn't it? They've shown that they're a tough team to play against. We need to be very accurate with when we decide to take it on, and when we decide to kick... They try and put everyone under a huge amount of pressure."
Farrell was asked, by the same reporter, if Ireland had 'held much back, in terms of power-plays and moves'. The Ireland coach was straight back in with a sarcastic response:That comment drew a laugh from Sexton as Farrell fixed the reporter with a stare and nodded his head.When another reporter asked about Farrell's selection of a strong Ireland XV being vindicated by the result, he lit upon that too."I don't see vindication at all.
"The right thing for our team is to get that little bit of continuity, get more game time and get the job done and get people off at the right time, etcetera." Farrell then spoke about a few areas 'we need to fix up for next week' but stressed that the fight and determination shown by his side are encouraging signs, heading into the games against
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