Andy Farrell: 'There's nothing better than a Rugby World Cup draw to get the juices flowing'

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell

Andy Farrell is hoping his Ireland team get a chance to play South Africa before they face each other as pool rivals at World Cup 2023.

The Ireland head coach was reacting to Monday’s pool draw in Paris, two years and 10 months out for the tournament in France after his side were paired with the world-champion Springboks, Six Nations rivals Scotland and two qualifying nations still to be confirmed, one from an Asia-Pacific play-off, the other from Europe.