Farrell praised for Irish record

Wales boss Warren Gatland believes Ireland counterpart Andy Farrell’s ‘great understanding’ of a winning culture is integral to his coaching stature.

Marginal title favourites Ireland kick off their Guinness Six Nations campaign against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

They arrive as the No.1 ranked team in the world after claiming a Test series triumph against the All Blacks in New Zealand, beat

South Africa and Australia and also land a Six Nations Triple

Crown.

“Having worked with him (Farrell) on a couple of Lions tours, he has got a great

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“Having come from his rugby league background and his experiences with Saracens and England and then going on to become (Ireland) head coach, his understanding of that is important.

“You are able to encompass all those elements to get a culture where you can get the best out of your players.

“He has definitely got the skill and the ability to be able to do that.

“I suppose the free hit for us is that the expectation and pressure is on them (Ireland) to win as favourites.”

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