Farrell sees glimpses of his new Ireland blueprint


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 02 Feb 2020

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v Scotland - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - February 1, 2020 Ireland's head coach Andy Farrell REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - New coach Andy Farrell saw glimpses of the kind of attacking play he wants his Ireland side to adopt but it was their customary grit that pleased him most in Saturday's 19-12 Six Nations victory over Scotland.

Ireland appeared to jettison some of the precisely rehearsed power plays that were a trademark of Farrell's predecessor Joe Schmidt in favour of running the ball a lot more from deep.

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