Andy Farrell says he has by no means doubted Eire’s high quality throughout a patchy autumn marketing campaign as his facet search to log out on a excessive towards world champions South Africa.
Ireland produced their finest show of the month on Saturday night to register a file 46-19 win over Australia.
Head coach Farrell criticised his staff’s performances following a 26-13 defeat to New Zealand on November 1 and a disjointed 41-10 win over Japan per week later.
“We’re an excellent facet, there’s little doubt about that,” he stated.
“You can put in all kinds of causes of why the primary efficiency or the second efficiency (was lower than scratch) or no matter however that’s by no means been doubtful, in my thoughts anyway.”
South Africa, who top the world rankings and have won 21 of 25 matches since retaining the World Cup in 2023, are due in Dublin on Saturday evening.
Ireland have won four of the past five meetings between the nations.
“You always want to test yourself against the best,” said Farrell.
“Certainly in this moment in time, South Africa are positively the most effective and we relish that kind of alternative to see the place we’re at.
“Everybody’s speaking about them and the kind of rugby that they’re enjoying.
“They’ve performed some sensible stuff. It’s a improbable solution to end off our autumn.”
Mack Hansen’s hat-trick set Eire heading in the right direction for the six-try success towards Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies at a rain-soaked Aviva Stadium earlier than scores from Caelan Doris, Ryan Baird and Robbie Henshaw sealed victory.
Farrell feels a higher efficiency will possible be required to upset the Springboks.
“I don’t suppose it (the Australia show) will essentially be sufficient,” he stated.
“However I like the best way that we obtained out of the best way of ourselves.
“Final week (towards Japan), we talked about after a few errors we simply went inside ourselves a bit of bit and it didn’t occur this week.
“There have been loads of errors – it’s at all times going to occur in Check match rugby anyway, by no means thoughts with the circumstances the best way they had been.”
