Ireland head coach Scott Bemand is confident his players can improve against Italy.
Ireland kicked out on the full three times last weekend against France and were punished by a French try on each occasion. Ireland scored three tries of their own, but the usually precise Dannah O’Brien wasn’t able to convert any of them.
“Kicking out on the full, so three of those kicks resulted in tries – that’s 21 points there,” says Ireland head coach Scott Bemand. They have brought in former Exeter Chiefs out-half Gareth Steenson to work on their kicking game this season and Bemand is pleased with the progress so far.“It’s never just on the kick, it’s more complicated than that,” he continues. “A good kick can be made into a great kick with a chase and how you press off it. A great kick can be made to look pretty shoddy if your backfield doesn’t get sorted and you find yourself with the ball bouncing and you running back.
“In modern rugby, you need to be able to handle pressure, you need to be able to move pressure, you need to be able to take your points when they’re there. So we’re not shying away from it.
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