Tadhg Beirne: Ireland have learned their lesson from demanding Andy Farrell

"'We're here to play, we go after teams, we have that mindset.' He has definitely instilled that in us and it was no different on the weekend."

LESSON LEARNED: Tadhg Beirne during an Ireland rugby media conference at Complexe de la Chambrerie in Tours, France. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It was in November 2022 when Andy Farrell rued his team’s lack of ruthlessness but fast forward 10 months and Tadhg Beirne says Ireland have learned their lesson from their demanding head coach.

Playing 14-man Fiji at Aviva Stadium, Farrell was singularly unimpressed with Ireland’s 35-17 victory and a “pretty underwhelming” performance against a side which had been reduced to 13 men at one stage and received two yellow cards and a red.