David Nucifora: Pressure is on Andy Farrell to deliver in the Six Nations

The IRFU performance director delivered his report yesterday into how and why Ireland underperformed in Japan

David Nucifora: Pressure is on Andy Farrell to deliver in the Six Nations

David Nucifora insisted Andy Farrell was not tainted by Ireland’s failure at the World Cup but said the pressure would be on the incoming head coach to deliver from the outset, starting with the 2020 Six Nations.

The IRFU performance director delivered his report yesterday into how and why Ireland underperformed in Japan during September and October, losing to the hosts in the pool stages and falling once again at the quarter-final stage in a 46-13 hammering by the All Blacks.

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