I think that perversely, it was probably a good thing that Saturday's performance was a bit ropey. If we had put the Charioteers to the sword in emphatic fashion, the Hype Meter would explode. It's bad enough as it is now.
It's pretty obvious that we are up there to be taken down now and other coaches will be looking at us differently now with a game plan to stop us.
Farrell is a stEady pair of hands and knows that massive improvement is required if we are going to have a decent WC.
We face the old Jock joke at the football WC - what do you call an Irishman in the second stage of a Rugby WC ? Answer - A referee (match official)
It's pretty obvious that we are up there to be taken down now and other coaches will be looking at us differently now with a game plan to stop us.
Farrell is a stEady pair of hands and knows that massive improvement is required if we are going to have a decent WC.
We face the old Jock joke at the football WC - what do you call an Irishman in the second stage of a Rugby WC ? Answer - A referee (match official)