Ireland can win the World Cup but Joe Schmidt's side are reliant on the form and fitness of Johnny Sexton

Ireland can win the World Cup but Joe Schmidt's side are reliant on the form and fitness of Johnny Sexton
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…

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