‘We’re not falling in love with ourselves’

Autumn International

Conor Murray is refusing to buy into the good news story that is Irish rugby right now, especially with Australia coming to the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, declaring: “We’re not falling in love with ourselves.”

Third in the world rankings thanks to wins over South Africa and Georgia and a first November clean sweep since 2006 in the offing this weekend if they get past the Wallabies, it might be easy to assume Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad are pretty content right now. Yet there is enough evidence being presented by the head coach and his assistants to the players to keep their feet firmly on the ground as they prepare for the final game of the 2014 Guinness Series.