Will Genia knows folly of underrating Ireland

Will Genia has learned to his cost the dangers of underestimating Ireland and the Australia scrum-half believes the next generation of Wallabies are at no risk of making the same mistake as he did at the 2011 World Cup.

The Australians will welcome Joe Schmidt’s Six Nations Grand Slam winners to Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane this Saturday for the opening contest of the first three-Test series between the two nations and for Genia this hometown clash should see the 30-year-old win his 89th Test after overcoming a knee injury.

It is a long time removed from September 17, 2011, when Genia was just two years into his Test career and paid little attention to Declan Kidney’s Ireland team due to face his Wallabies in a World Cup pool game at Eden Park in Auckland.