Irish Rugby bids farewell to leadership after quarter-final exit

Ireland's most successful head coach has taken charge of his final match on the IRFU payroll and will hand the reins to current defence coach Andy Farrell before taking a sabbatical from the game after six-and-a-half years at the helm.

So what a disappointment to have this World Cup quarter-final exit and desperately poor performance as the final game on what has been a remarkable record.