Murray Kinsella Reports from Pretoria THERE WAS NO big night out to blow off steam as Ireland head into the final week of a long season. Instead, Andy Farrell’s men had a quiet evening back at their hotel in Johannesburg.
While Springboks fans felt Pretoria was the perfect place to bring Ireland for the first Test, there’s not as much confidence about their record at Kings Park Stadium in Durban. Ireland will enjoy the sight of the sea as they demand one last push from their bodies and minds, their mission of beating the Boks on South African soil still driving them.
“A good bit of frustration about how we went in the first half, some of our discipline, they miss two or three shots at goal so we were lucky with that to be able to hang in, one score in the game,” said Doris.