No panic stations as Farrell drills Ireland for red peril

Bundee Aki’s tackle may have been the topic of most conversations after Saturday’s defeat of Samoa but it was far from the only hit to take the breath away.

Josh van der Flier made some astonishing defensive contributions in terms of technique and effectiveness and Samoa lived up to their reputation for physicality with some Irish players being heaved backwards by a pair of tackling opponents, especially so early on in the game.