Andy Farrell has impressively guided Ireland to within sight of a Grand Slam:
Murray Kinsella Reports from Edinburgh IRELAND’S BUS BEING late to Murrayfield back in 2017 rather unsurprisingly came up a few times this week.
Andy Farrell was Ireland’s defence coach back then and he learned from episodes like that. One of the biggest values he has pushed as head coach is Ireland being comfortable in adversity. In fact, he genuinely welcomes it and encourages his players to embrace it. “We ran out 10 minutes before kick-off, had a warm-up on the bus, finished the warm-up on the field, didn’t even go into the changing rooms, and won the game easily against a good Leeds side.This is a brief insight into the bank of experiences and stories that Farrell can call on after a life in rugby, both league and union. He’s been there and seen that. Farrell was 16 when he made his Wigan debut. He was still just 18 for his first England cap.
Farrell had a rocky start as Ireland boss, let’s not forget, but the work he was doing back in 2020 has clearly paid dividends since. It’s interesting that he doesn’t hold grudges against those who criticised his Ireland team back then. Farrell feels it was justified because they weren’t playing well.
Farrell convinced ex-team manager Mick Kearney to return to the set-up. He gets no headlines, but Kearney is a calming influence who helps with the human side. For Farrell, that’s as important as the actual rugby. The Ireland head coach has fostered an environment where they’re serious about their work but have the craic too.Farrell also convinced the highly-regarded Gary Keegan to join full-time for last summer’s tour of New Zealand.
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