Irish coach Andy Farrell left Aviva Stadium pleased but not entirely with Ireland’s performance against Japan. Three late tries put a better veneer on the Irish score line, but Farrell could not forget the first half of the match, which closed with his side leading by a relatively slender 17-10.
Asked whether he received the response he wanted from the team after last week’s defeat to New Zealand, Farrell didn’t beat around the bush.
“In short, no, certainly not in the first half,” he said.
“But the response that we wanted from half-time onwards I thought was pleasing, because I think when you make a good few errors within your game, it can suppress you a little bit.
“We were feeling sorry for ourselves a littl
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