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Murray Kinsella Reports from the Aviva Stadium ANDY FARRELL HAILED the impact of Ireland ’s young guns during his side’s impressive 52-17 win over Fiji .
“It would have been nice for him to get over the line. I thought he was a presence, certainly in the lineout. He’s some athlete. “A harsh call, I thought, on the first lineout but it never bothered him at all. He just kept going to play 80 minutes and played the finish at number seven. Himself and his family will remember that forever.”
“He had a few mistakes within his game but he was pulling the strings for a good while, and he was really, really composed.“Certainly, the breakdown is an absolute mess at times because they’re so ferocious there and they’re so short defensively that you can see the space but you have them shooting out from out wide, and to have the composure and play the line like he did at times, I thought it was a great showing from him.
“For me, he turned his back and it’s harsh enough, like, you know?” said Farrell of Prendergast’s yellow.Osborne was unlucky to be forced off injury after just 28 minutes, having made a strong start at number 15 and he looks like a big doubt for next weekend against Australia.“He couldn’t carry on, so that doesn’t look bright at the minute.”Ulster wing Stockdale limped off in the second half and is also an obvious doubt.“But he pulled up quite sharp, so I was gutted for him.
“To get the win, play some nice rugby, could’ve, should’ve done better at times but I thought we controlled the game very well.”
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