Ireland head coach Andy Farrell is braced for a “hell of a Check match” forward of one other showdown with Joe Schmidt’s Australia.
Farrell led the British and Irish Lions to a 2-1 collection success over the Wallabies in the summertime.
His closing match accountable for Eire earlier than his Lions secondment was a slender 22-19 win over Australia final November.
The Wallabies, who suffered a shock 26-19 defeat to Italy on the weekend, are due in Dublin on Saturday night, as Farrell and former Eire boss Schmidt put together to go face to face as soon as once more.
“Everyone knows about Australia, what they’ll be excited about coming to the Aviva (Stadium), there’s clearly a giant recreation for Joe, and it definitely shall be for us on the identical time,” stated Farrell.
“Everybody is aware of the threats they’ve bought, so far as the tempo and athleticism within the backline, however the menace is up entrance, as effectively.
“The way in which they go about their enterprise up entrance is clearly part of their recreation that bought higher all through the (Lions) collection. It’ll be a hell of a Check match.”
Ireland responded to a 26-13 defeat to New Zealand in Chicago by beating Japan 41-10 on the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
But, regardless of the ultimate margin of victory, the much-changed hosts have been removed from convincing.
Amid speak his group are in decline, Farrell performed down considerations a few potential insecurity within the squad.
“Properly, that’s our accountability to be sure that that’s not the case, whether it is we’ll tackle that,” he stated.
“You possibly can have all types of excuses, can’t you, with begin of the season and journey, jet lag, all that. However probably not, it shouldn’t matter.
“Anytime you play for Eire, it must be a proper Check match the place you go on the market with correct intention from the beginning and play your recreation.
“We have to recover from ourselves (cease feeling sorry for ourselves) and get on with the large boy stuff.”
