A reminder: This was only a pool match (albeit a seismic one)

The Irish management and senior players alike emphasised that there is much more hard work ahead and plenty of lessons still to be learned before they will be truly satisfied

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023 - 01:05

Simon Lewis, Paris

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