“There was an awful lot of talk around will he play, will he not play. “He looked tired there in the second half, and I think it probably took an awful lot out of him. They definitely turned the screw on us in the second half a little bit. We have a bit of learning to do after that one today, we have to get up to an awful lot higher than where we are. “Our scores probably tightened up definitely in the second half.

Source: Irish Examiner January 18, 2026 20:12 UTC