O’Connell ready for next step

Paul O’Connell has dismissed suggestions that the Ireland side will be under extra scrutiny for their "choke tackle" tactics which they have employed in recent times.

There has been a suggestion that referees, in an attempt to avoid scrums, will penalise sides that attempt to hold players up in the tackle, thus creating a maul and turning over possession. O’Connell, however, is not fazed by this and insists that his team will not abandon their tactics.