Control the controllables is the Joe Schmidt mantra

Joe Schmidt has urged his players not to be distracted by events elsewhere and focus on deciding their own World Cup fate with a bonus-point win over Samoa tomorrow.

Control the controllables is the Joe Schmidt mantra
Fri, 11 Oct, 2019 - 01:00
Simon Lewis

Joe Schmidt has urged his players not to be distracted by events elsewhere and focus on deciding their own World Cup fate with a bonus-point win over Samoa tomorrow.

Ireland’s place in the World Cup quarter-finals is in their own hands despite the September 28 defeat to host nation Japan.

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