Sherriff shoots Irish to victory

Ireland 3 Russia 0

However, Justin Sherriff for it is he and the rest of the Irish squad are taking nothing for granted ahead of today's clash with the mighty German machine which yesterday dismantled France 3-0. The sobering thought for the Irish players after their win, however, was that France had beaten the Russians by the same 3-0 margin, making them Pool A's whipping boys.

"We've watched the Germans over the past few days," Sherriff said after his third international hat trick, "and they are a world class side. But the Irish players are definitely looking forward to it.