Can Ireland triumph at the Rugby World Cup?
Ireland has a poor history in Rugby World Cup competitions but this year just might be different.
Entering the tournament in France as the number one team in the world is no guarantee of anything – and the big question is whether Andy Farrell’s team can do what previous Ireland teams have never managed; progress beyond the quarter final. That’s if they get there – the way the draw has worked out this year is that the pool is divided into an easy side and a hard one and Ireland is in the hard one alongside reigning world champions South Africa, and Scotland.
As Irish Times sports reporter John…
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