The Irish are coming. In fact they have already arrived. Paris will be increasingly packed with tens of thousands of Ireland fans for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against the mighty All Blacks, widely regarded as the most significant fixture in the team’s history.
Andy Farrell’s side have an opportunity to achieve what no Irish team has done and reach the semi-finals. The history books may show seven defeats in seven last-eight ties, but there is a gathering feeling things will be different this time.
