McNaughton: Heineken Cup success can be replicated in New Zealand

Irish team manager Paul McNaughton isn’t prepared to focus on the four World Cup warm-up matches Ireland lost before arriving in Queenstown, choosing instead to draw positives from Munster's and Leister's European triumphs.

The former Leinster and Ireland centre believes the trick to navigating the World Cup is to take each game as it comes and not be distracted by overall targets.