Conor Murray praises Ireland's young guns as Brodie Retallick calls Chicago loss 'a reality check'

Scrum-half Conor Murray praised Ireland's young bench after a bruising 21-9 defeat by New Zealand in Dublin.

Conor Murray praises Ireland's young guns as Brodie Retallick calls Chicago loss 'a reality check'

Scrum-half Conor Murray praised Ireland's young bench after a bruising 21-9 defeat by New Zealand in Dublin.

Ireland scrum-half Johnny Sexton was replaced by Paddy Jackson early in the first half and boss Joe Schmidt introduced Garry Ringrose early in the match after Robbie Henshaw was carried off on a stretcher, with flanker Josh van der Flier making an impact in the second half.

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