‘I was pleased that we responded to being in a bit of a hole and we dug ourselves out’
Ireland’s interim head coach expressed himself “pleased with the result” while acknowledging there were “lots of things in the game that we feel we could have done better”, but also put Ireland’s 27-18 win in the context of going down to 14 men for 20 minutes and trailing 18-10.
Ireland’s composure no doubt emanated from their experienced core. The backrow were immense, winning turnovers at key times, with Jack Conan leading the Irish charge until a back issue forced him off early in the second half to be replaced effectively by Ryan Baird. Josh van der Flier had a huge impact and Peter O’Mahony put in a huge 80-minute shift, leading the tackle count with 19,
“I was really pleased with all the guys who had the opportunity to start the game, guys off the bench. Obviously Jack Boyle, a special mention to him, making his debut. “Those can go either way,” said Easterby of Ringrose’s punishment. “Ringer’s a great player for us, everything he does is with intent, in terms of the speed he works at. That’s probably what cost him there, the speed of his movement off the line and he just doesn’t quite drop enough. He’s certainly far from a dirty player, it’s just one of those things, it could have gone either way. It could have been a yellow.
Wales' Blair Murray is tackled by Ireland's Sam Prendergast during the game in Cardiff. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire “He felt he was struggling to open up. That happens in games sometimes, I think his foot fell awkwardly.”
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