'We'll look forward to a Guinness after the game regardless of the result.'
Sometimes it’s actually the familiarity that ensures there’s an edge when two mates are in opposition to each other.
“It’s as big a Test match as you’re going to play in on Paddy’s weekend here,” said 32-year-old George. “I spoke to Conor briefly at the start of the week but towards the end of the week, we sort of leave that. It was a little jarring to hear him mention England’s “rebuild” a couple of times – it seems crazy that an English team with all their resources can use that crutch – but George is convinced things can be much better within the space of a week.
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