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Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Ireland’s absentees make South Africa tour all the more daunting
Andy Farrell’s jaded squad looks thin in a number of areas, so it’s probably just as well that it’s only a two-Test series
Even Andy Farrell’s commitment to seeing adversity as a challenge worth meeting might be tested in the coming weeks.
The coach generally licks his lips at the prospect of a test, but he didn’t look overly impressed as he watched Munster limp out of the URC on Saturday in person – and his mood won’t have improved while watching most of his first-choice pack getting monstered by the Bulls forwards in Pretoria.
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