A lot done but more to do before Joe McCarthy thinks of the Lions

Andy Farrell has challenge Irish players on returning to their provinces to keep getting better. 

IRFU 150 Test Match, Aviva Stadium, Dublin 30/11/2024

Joe McCarthy has revealed that the Ireland players will return to their provinces this week with Andy Farrell’s urgings ringing in their ears and one eye on the job at hand next spring when they go about the job of trying to win another Six Nations.

Three wins from four in the November internationals made for a perfectly respectable return on the balance sheet but Saturday’s defeat of Australia mirrored the earlier success against Argentina in that it couldn’t hide some shortcomings.