{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/691211f7830e2623bf21be87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 3398: Ireland's Quick Fix, Farrell's Few Words, Boks Are The Best - 10/11/25","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/627a2e8f84f3d50012cf11fb/1762791633516-72256afc-4939-4b65-afaf-29af0e7c060e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ireland eventually got the win over Japan on Saturday but all the same doubts remain about a team that has had very few good performances since the summer of 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>Andy Farrell was honest with the media afterwards, stating&nbsp;“we need to get over ourselves and get on with the big boy stuff\". We chat to Shane Horgan and Gerry Thornley about Farrell's frankness, why previously skilful&nbsp;players are making so many handling errors, how the lineout could be so clunky two weeks in a row, and if the team has any hope against a marauding South African team in two weeks time.</p><p><br></p><p>We also chat to Craig Ray about an era defining win for Rassie's side in Paris, if the Boks have any weaknesses anymore and Australia's topsy turvy season.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus there's body language bluster, questioning Paul O'Connell and the day Irish rugby created a monster.</p>","author_name":"Second Captains"}