JWC: We need to be brilliant for 80 minutes - Carolan
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JWC: We need to be brilliant for 80 minutes - Carolan
Ireland U20 coach Nigel Carolan has called on his side to be ‘brilliant for 80 minutes’ when they face New Zealand on Wednesday.
Top spot is on the line in Pool C for both sides in the final group game, piling on the pressure for Ireland who have made four changes for the clash.
Jack Owens, Jacob Stockdale, Zack McCall and Rory Moloney have all come into the starting XV after Ireland’s narrow 24-20 win over Scotland last weekend.
Realising the importance of the game with the Baby Blacks, Carolan hopes that Ireland will be to exploit some potential weaknesses they’ve identified in their analysis of the 2011 champions.
"This is a big game for both sides, the winner of this will have a guaranteed place in the semi-finals,” said Carolan.
"New Zealand are a good team, so we will need to be brilliant for the full 80 minutes to give ourselves a chance.”
"However, in preparation for a tough battle we have recovered well from our last outing and have identified some key areas which we hope we can take advantage of.”
Top spot is on the line in Pool C for both sides in the final group game, piling on the pressure for Ireland who have made four changes for the clash.
Jack Owens, Jacob Stockdale, Zack McCall and Rory Moloney have all come into the starting XV after Ireland’s narrow 24-20 win over Scotland last weekend.
Realising the importance of the game with the Baby Blacks, Carolan hopes that Ireland will be to exploit some potential weaknesses they’ve identified in their analysis of the 2011 champions.
"This is a big game for both sides, the winner of this will have a guaranteed place in the semi-finals,” said Carolan.
"New Zealand are a good team, so we will need to be brilliant for the full 80 minutes to give ourselves a chance.”
"However, in preparation for a tough battle we have recovered well from our last outing and have identified some key areas which we hope we can take advantage of.”
