That earned him the nickname of ‘All Black-slayer’ but he was powerless to prevent the hammering in Tokyo.
‘Selection isn't always just about form’ – Andy Farrell defends Jack Carty omission from Ireland squad.Because of a couple of the wins that we’ve had they’ll certainly be ready to come to the Aviva, because most of their players would have had experience of being there anyway. “But, we’ve done pretty well against them before.
“They were certainly at their best when it mattered, in that quarter-final, so hopefully we can improve on that performance. “I thought they were outstanding against us the last time that we played them (in the quarter-final),” he said. So, the coming window is the starting point and the success of the whole thing centres around the visit of the All Blacks two weeks tomorrow.Īlthough he was present to see his son Owen’s England team beat New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final, Farrell still believes they are the “world’s best team”.
The next nine months will tell us much about Ireland’s direction of travel under the former England international and assistant coach.įour of their next 11 matches are against New Zealand, three of those matches taking place away from home, while the Six Nations itinerary stipulates they travel to Twickenham and the Stade de France.
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