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RWC Daily: Another farce to melt Joe Schmidt's mind

As if the Rugby World Cup couldn't offer up any more farce, Cian Tracey and Jonathan Bradley report on a "disgraceful" playing surface in Fukuoka where Ireland complete their pool campaign against Samoa tomorrow.

Compared to the impending destruction of Super-Typhoon Hagibis, this is small beer but it was clear from Joe Schmidt's behaviour at today's Captain's Run that hes not happy with the pitch.

Along with Ruaidhri O'Connor, the lads assess the potential for danger from the pitch and from Ireland's 17/1 opponents, while they reflect on the looming crisis that will hit the World Cup if…

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