Ireland can win the World Cup but Joe Schmidt's side are reliant on the form and fitness of Johnny Sexton
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Are Ireland good enough to win the Rugby World Cup? Yes, they are.
You do have not to be a great side to lift the Webb Ellis trophy but you do have to be highly-efficient: merciless in defence, ruthless in accumulating points, on-song and on-message throughout the tournament.
Ireland are that all right, a band of brothers in emerald green, marching to the beat of their coach, Joe Schmidt.
The Schmidt way is not a thing of beauty to the neutral eye, all pressure and subdue, ball-in-the air, ball between the posts, induce mistakes, take the reward.
Ireland should make absolutely no a…
You do have not to be a great side to lift the Webb Ellis trophy but you do have to be highly-efficient: merciless in defence, ruthless in accumulating points, on-song and on-message throughout the tournament.
Ireland are that all right, a band of brothers in emerald green, marching to the beat of their coach, Joe Schmidt.
The Schmidt way is not a thing of beauty to the neutral eye, all pressure and subdue, ball-in-the air, ball between the posts, induce mistakes, take the reward.
Ireland should make absolutely no a…