The former Leinster and Irish number eight was speaking on the BBC rugby podcast this week and the former Newbridge College said the following quoted by balls.ie
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They only know winning.
It’s a pretty powerful mindset coming into it and fills them with confidence. It kind of reminds me of that Richie McCaw-Dan Carter side with New Zealand.
That period from 2007 to the 2015 World Cup when they were just so, so dominant.
It builds a bit of a flywheel momentum for these guys. They don’t take anything for granted, that’s for sure.
Andy Farrell won’t let them take anything for granted. They’re not fearful of going there [Twickenham] now but they should definitely understand the history between the two sides.
Farrell is definitely one of the best people to remind them of that.
Ireland have to get past a quarter-final before we start comparing ourselves to a team that won two World Cups back to back.
No you win by just loving the game at a young age. To the point at school that’s all you do is play rugby. At lunch after school in the weekend’s. You and your friends and the kids you don’t even hang out with. Y because you come from a country that rugby is king (New Zealand)