Ireland's new-look combinations learn about top-level Test rugby in Twickenham
The inexperienced halfback pairing didn’t get anything like an armchair ride.
The inexperienced halfback pairing didn’t get anything like an armchair ride.
Meanwhile, Antoine Dupont is a major threat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland.
Conor Murray is under pressure from John Cooney and Luke McGrath at scrum-half.
The South Africa and Wales scrum-halves are small players but often make a big impact without the ball.
The Ireland boss only replaced his starting halfbacks in the closing 10 minutes in Cardiff.
Joe Schmidt warned that ‘there’s a real danger when you start trying too hard.’
Joe Schmidt felt his halfbacks played ‘a little bit conservatively’ in the first half in Chicago.
Joe Schmidt is keen to see his halfbacks and others stand up against Italy tomorrow.
Conor Murray and Owen Farrell start in the halfbacks against the Crusaders.
Numbers nine and 10 were at their very best as Ireland saw off the Springboks in Dublin.
The Wallabies’ head coach, Ewen McKenzie, has gone for an entirely new playmaking pairing to face South Africa.