Ireland Team Talk XII: Farrell's First Fifteen

https://www.planetrugby.com/news/he-cant-tie-victors-shoelaces-springboks-legend-and-coach-launch-stunning-attack-on-sam-warburton-and-ireland

This is absolutely bizarre.

They dug up some random comment from Sam Warburton (who, last time I checked is not Irish) from February, and proceeded to launch into a pretty bitter rant against Ireland.

No one in the Ireland camp is taking their bait so they’re going down into the archives looking for something, anything to be angry about.

The host is trying his best in fairness but this deBruin character says that we’re third or fourth best in the world “if we’re lucky” and actually SA didn’t want to beat us in the RWC.

Victor Matfield is just… I don’t know if there’s any other word but bitter.

What is wrong with these people?

It should be on in the Eden

I'd be surprised if we're within 12 at the end, to be honest. I think the players are totally jaded at this point. Physically, they should be fine but mentally, I think the coaches have a huge task on their hands to get them in the right mindset and level of intensity. I've seen very little from any province over the last month to suggest they'll be able to really push SA all the way this weekend.

Plus it shouldn't be underestimated that our backline is very much reduced from where it was a year ago whilst they will be missing only Williams who is replaced by WLR…..which is probably the equivalent of us missing Ringrose and replacing him with Henshaw.

Ireland are a big team, being jaded is not an excuse. If we are judging based on the URC then SA should be scared judging on how poorly their sides did…even the Bulls who got to the final only have 3 players in the squad who you'd consider established internationals.

You didnt just try put Le Roux on the same level as Henshaw did you, no the gap between those two is huge. Maybe Le Roux at his best could have an argument but not Le Roux today.