Ronan O'Gara: Do Ireland need Warren Gatland coming over the hill smelling blood?
Had a thought this morning. If Joe Schmidt was offered a pass on tomorrow’s final World Cup warm-up game against Warren Gatland’s Wales in Dublin, would he take it?
There’s an inordinate amount of chatter around this game, and a disproportionate level of importance attaching to it. It is a warm-up after all - but only in name now.
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