In Brisbane, we may discover if Ireland have Johnny’s back

The Crusaders got a week off after the Chiefs game up in Hamilton. Some of the squad went off to Fiji for R&R. I’m using the time for a bit of a recharge before heading to Brisbane today ahead of the first test.

I’ve become a professional luncher, as Andrew Mehrtens would say.

Joe Schmidt’s selection has given us all something to bite on. Anyone who goes into management rhymes off the cant about everyone inside in this dressing room being important. Plenty say it because the manual says they should, but Joe is following through on it, as he does with everything.