Andy Farrell: 'This is the game that we all want, it’s the chance of a lifetime'

Farrell has underlined just how significant winning a Test series in New Zealand would be for his players and for Irish rugby.

LEADING THE CHARGE: Head coach Andy Farrell speaking during an Ireland media conference at Jerry Collins Stadium in Porirua. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

If there was anyone in the Ireland camp unaware of the golden opportunity awaiting them at Sky Stadium tomorrow, Andy Farrell brought them rapidly up to speed after training yesterday in Porirua.

Sitting in the clubhouse at Norths RFC, the Northern United Rugby Football Club that has produced All Blacks greats from Hika Reid and Christian Cullen through to TJ Perenara by way of the late Jerry Collins, for whom their grounds are now named, Farrell underlined just how significant winning a Test series in New Zealand would be for his players and for Irish rugby.