‘I’m busy here. So, not me,’ says All Blacks’ assistant coach in advance of Ireland Test at the Aviva Stadium
Jason Holland: 'Physically and mentally you’ve just got to get right, we’ve done that pretty well.' Photograph: Tom Maher/InphoThe 52-year-old played 102 times for Munster between 1999 and 2008, having initially arrived in Cork in November 1998 intending to play for a season with Midleton before travelling to the UK with his then girlfriend and now wife Andrea.
This Friday’s clash in the Aviva Stadium brings Holland back to Ireland for the first time since returning home. Holland was restricted to less than eight minutes with the media, some 45 minutes after our arrival at the appointed time, outside the enclosed UCD Bowl, as the All Blacks negotiate a six-day turnaround which will be smoothed by their win over England last Saturday at Twickenham, however fortuitous.
“I suppose the rivalry is built on how competitive the games are, isn’t it?” ventured Holland of the edge between Ireland and New Zealand these days. “There hasn’t been much in it between the two teams the last few years. It’s a really healthy competitive nature and it sets itself nicely for Friday night.”
“They have some pretty senior guys around the 10s in their 12s and 13s and then obviously Jamo has been around for a long time as well so it has been pretty smooth from what we’ve seen.”
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