Imagine for a moment that it is November 15, 2017 again only the day diverts down a different path. But imagine, in the context of what we saw late last year in Japan, had Ireland gone and won those hosting rights. Here we are still scarred by the national team’s latest disappointment at a World Cup. Would Andy Farrell’s assignment be different from the one presented to him now? “It is intense, incredibly intense and you come up against players that you know well.

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2020 18:45 UTC