• Captain dismisses Autumn internationals as ‘friendlies’• ‘We have to play at a higher level than we did in November’Signs of weakness were thin on the ground in the Ireland camp on Friday. In response to Eddie Jones’s somewhat half-hearted attempt to turn the pressure up on the Six Nations champions – “praise can make you weak” – the Ireland captain, Rory Best, quipped back: “It’s maybe the lack of praise from Joe behind closed doors that protects us.” Related: England braced for bruising epic as they seek to storm Ireland’s citadel | Robert Kitson Continue reading…
Via: Ireland need to produce best game ever to beat England, claims Rory Best
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