Head coach is not looking past a resurgent Italy in Rome as players take a much-needed break
Little about Italy’s display will dispel Farrell’s initial post-match feeling that their opponents’ clear improvement and the timing of round three makes squad rotation a reality.
“When you throw into the mix a lack of game time for some of our lads and there’s a fallow week into that game and then into another fallow week, continuity is pretty important as well. “I dunno, I’ll have to watch it back. Honestly. It was end-to-end, wasn’t it? There was some phenomenal stuff at times,” he said, almost in awe himself.
“How they [France] are unbeaten, the three lads on their 50th cap, but more than anything it’s about the ‘W’ isn’t it? It’s about the win, and that’s all it’s about, five points, and 10 after two rounds is a great place to be. But, again, it’s a win that we’ve ticked off now and we have to move on to the next one.”
This Irish team have made an altogether better start to a World Cup year than was the case four years ago when derailed by the English chariot in the opening game, but that is of no concern to Farrell.
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