No divided loyalties as Aussie pundit Williams backs Ireland

IRELAND or Australia.

Matt Williams must have been asked that question hundreds of times down the years, and he has braced himself for plenty in the way of identical inquiries between now and Saturday morning when the two countries meet in the game that is expected to decide Pool C of the World Cup.

A genial bloke, there is just a hint of frustration when the interview wanders into that same territory and he comes down swiftly on the suggestion that he may have divided loyalties when the sides go at it at Auckland’s Eden Park.