FARRELL ON...

LIVING IN IRELAND

‘We love it here for so many reasons. I could talk all day about the environment. But just being over here as a family is special as well. The people are so welcoming and warm. It does lead me to the thought process of why did my ancestors leave?’

LOSING TO ENGLAND

‘In the England game, I take my hat off to them. They were outstanding on the day. There were a couple of areas within our game that hurt us. There were probably two or three or four errors that cost us dearly. That’s what top-line rugby is all about.’

A NEW BACKROOM TEAM

‘Obviously, there’s planning that has to go on behind the scenes. Things are petering away, but there’s not too much wrong the Irish set-up at this moment in time. There might be a little bit of drop-out along the way, but continuity is a good thing for us. Because what we do is working.’