Small adjustments can change the bigger picture, says Stockdale

Jacob Stockdale is not just refusing to press the panic button on Ireland’s attack, the wing is relishing the opportunity to right some wrongs against Samoa on Saturday.

That the final game of Ireland’s Pool A campaign at Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium has so much riding on it — including the possibility of an early flight home from Japan — has not cowed Stockdale one bit. Just the opposite. Nor the fact that Ireland have failed to fire with any consistency since beating Scotland in their opening game and jumping out into a 12-3 lead against Japan six days later.