Ireland v Japan: Andy Farrell seeks improvement through evolution rather than revolution
There was a time when an opening game of the international year against Japan would be seen as a chance to experiment, test new blood and trial different combinations. Not anymore. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland
There was a time when an opening game of the international year against Japan would be seen as a chance to experiment, test new blood and trial different combinations.
The present, informed as it is by two recent matches against Jamie Joseph’s impressive side, is a very different world and Andy Farrell has not taken any risks with this side to face the Brave Blossoms in Dublin on Saturday.
