Ireland's thunderous Pool B win over holders South Africa in Paris gives the Rugby World Cup a much-needed shot in the arm.
On the eve of the match, Ireland forward coach Paul O'Connell spoke about how he loves watching the team figure out a game as they go along. He counts adaptation and execution among Ireland's finest traits.
But Ireland have now won 28 out of their past 30 Tests and you do not build such an astounding body of work with a soft underbelly.They rolled with the punches - which, coming from a beastly Boks side, were harder than usual - and pierced the opposition defence with a Mack Hansen try, the first South Africa had conceded at the tournament since the 2019 World Cup semi-final win over Wales.
Ireland had to wait 938 days to have a crack at the world champions in Paris. Belief within the squad is clearly building, but Johnny Sexton has been burned by this competition before. Sexton said he could empathise with Libbok, having experienced kicking woes of his own at the 2011 World Cup.
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