The former Ireland captain says 2019 World Cup campaign was undone by key players falling out of form
So, no longer the last Irish captain of a Grand Slam-winning team, and therein lies a part of the joy: “I know some players might think, if they [Ireland] aren’t going well, then ‘it shows they miss me’.
It’s no secret any more what Ireland’s next rugby challenge is, and Best believes there’s no harm in talking openly about it, the how and why Ireland can win. Ireland’s Rory Best in action against New Zealand in the 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho “Before, when we struggled, we struggled the whole way through, and invariably lost some of those games. This team, even when they’re now playing the best rugby, find a pocket of time during the game where they just find another gear, drive the game away from you. That reminds you of the brilliant New Zealand teams. Once they go more than a score ahead, you feel it’s over, and that’s what the best teams in the world have.
Successive Grand Slams for the Ireland under-20s capped off an unprecedented weekend for Irish rugby, although Best believes there is always scope for improvement.
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