James Ryan says the nearing prospect of World Cup selection will add an extra 'edge' to the Ireland squad heading into the last two warm-up games.
James Ryan says the nearing prospect of World Cup selection will add an extra "edge" to the Ireland squad heading into the last two warm-up games.Head coach Andy Farrell will announce his 33-man squad for the tournament in France on 28 August, with five players having been cut earlier this week.
"Maybe a little bit but I don't think it needs to be talked about," said Ryan, who played in Ireland's disappointing 2019 World Cup campaign. "Training has been unbelievably competitive all summer but I think the lads have been aware of it, that it's an extended squad but needs to be cut."Ryan's first time captaining Ireland also came against England, in an Autumn Nations Cup game in November 2020 which England won 18-7 at Twickenham
"It's important we get the right performance we're looking for and take a step forward from the Italy game.
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