Earls: We’ve turned a corner

Ireland utility back Keith Earls insists his side had the belief to beat New Zealand, and revealed the deep disappointment within the Irish camp following Saturday’s 38-18 defeat at the Aviva Stadium.

Ireland utility back Keith Earls insists his side had the belief to beat New Zealand, and revealed the deep disappointment within the Irish camp following Saturday’s 38-18 defeat at the Aviva Stadium.

“We had belief that we could beat them (New Zealand). When we went in at half-time, we still believed even though we had just given a score away…we opened them up a couple of times…it’s disappointing to fall short,” said the Munster winger cum centre.

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