Rugby-Ireland have shed inferiority complex, says Farrell


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 12 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO:Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool B - South Africa v Ireland - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - September 23, 2023 Ireland head coach Andy Farrell before the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Andy Farrell concedes that Ireland have suffered from an inferiority complex in the past but believes his team are ready to embrace the challenge of being the best in the world.

On Saturday, the top-ranked Irish face a major challenge to those ambitions in the World Cup quarter-finals when they take on three-times world champions New Zealand, long the benchmark for test rugby teams.

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