WITH Dan Sheehan rested before next week’s match against New Zealand in Auckland, Tadhg Beirne captained Ireland for the first time as one of nine changes from last week’s 33-31 win over Australia in Sydney.
Beirne was frustrated by his side’s set-piece errors. “We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot a little bit, whether it was discipline or leaving them access, especially in the second half, we were kind of camped on our own line,” he said.
“There were some errors in the game, especially around set-piece that fed their energy and gave ...