'No-one shied away from it' - Ireland face up to 'home truths' after All Blacks loss

New IRFU head of athletic performance Aled Walters said the job was one he could not pass up. 

DREAM JOB: Head of athletic performance Aled Walters during an Ireland Rugby squad training session. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

No time to waste now. Three days since Ireland lost a long and proud unbeaten home record to New Zealand. Just four more to go until they welcome Argentina to the same Aviva Stadium. Any post-mortem has had to be sharp and snappy.

Aled Walters has only been with the squad a matter of weeks, having joined as head of athletic performance, but the Welshman has been impressed by the nature of the review and the readiness to face up to some harsh realities.