James Tracy believes the South Africa series represents the hardest test of Andy Farrell’s tenure.
ANDY FARRELL’S TOUGHEST challenge as Irish boss will be to win the upcoming test series in South Africa , former Leinster and Ireland hooker James Tracy said on Wednesday’s subscriber exclusive Rugby Weekly Extra podcast.“Can they do it? Yes, they absolutely can. They have the players and the belief to go down there and win the games.Tracy believes that Rassie Erasmus’ side will be eager to take revenge on the only side to beat The Springboks at the World Cup.
Advertisement Damian de Allende recently touch on how the Boks believed that they had been disrespected by the Irish media as far back as 2017, whereas Eben Etzebeth claimed that 12 of Ireland’s matchday 23 in the Ireland/South Africa World Cup pool game said, ‘See you guys in the final’ in a manner which the lock perceived as overconfident.
If Ireland can down the world champions, Tracy believes that it may pose more questions than it actually answers about Andy Farrell’s side.“Is it the coaches in the provinces? Is it the players want and drive to win silverware at that level, maybe it just doesn’t do it for them as much as it does when they’re playing in green.
“Whether that’s the balance of the back row, the half-back combinations, you know, having Mack Hansen or Calvin Nash on the wing, maybe they’re a better fit for the backline, that’s a genuine reason that they could play better together.
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