Ireland boss wary of World Cup 'group of death'

Eddie O’Sullivan has delivered a sobering reality check over growing expectation that Ireland can mount a serious World Cup challenge by warning of the “dogfight” that awaits in the group stages.

A hat-trick of victories from the autumn series, which included emphatic defeats of southern hemisphere big-guns South Africa and Australia, has seen the current Irish side widely touted as the best of all time.