Foley: Right performance will ensure right result

Anthony Foley believes Ireland are facing into their most important autumn international this Saturday yet is urging the Irish players not to worry about the result, despite the must-win nature of the Test against Argentina.

Anything less than victory over Los Pumas at the Aviva Stadium this weekend will relegate Declan Kidney’s side to the third tier of seeds for next month’s Rugby World Cup 2015 pool draw, and even that might not be enough to prevent Ireland falling out of the top eight in the world rankings.

Yet while the ramifications of a tough group in England in three years time go beyond 2015 and into the next World Cup cycle, Ireland defence coach Foley was yesterday preaching the mantra that by focusing on getting the performance right on Saturday afternoon, the right result will follow.