Farrell: It’s the proudest I’ve been as part of a group, without a shadow of a doubt

'We had three days of camp before we left for these shores and it was back together like that. They’re a special group and they deserve everything they get,' the head coach said.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2022 - 13:10

Simon Lewis, Wellington

Andy Farrell refused to take the credit for guiding Ireland to their historic first series win in New Zealand but admitted he had never been more proud to be a part of a squad than after their third Test victory on Saturday.

Ireland completed back-to-back wins over the All Blacks to rally from a series-opening defeat at Eden Park to win the best-of-three set 2-1, thanks to a 32-22 victory at Sky Stadium. Tries from Josh van der Flier, Hugo Keenan and Robbie Henshaw had given the tourists a 22-3 half-time lead but the home side came roaring back after the interval with three tries to make reduce Ireland’s lead to 25-22 with 20 minutes to go.