But progression to the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals is not yet assured moving towards next Saturday’s return to Stade de France for a pivotal showdown with the Scots. Ireland celebrated a statement win over reigning world champions South Africa (Bradley Collyer/PA)Munster loosehead Kilcoyne believes a memorable evening against the Springboks was “parked” during some well-earned time off as attention quickly shifted to the team’s final Pool B fixture. “In a competition like this you’ve got to keep learning with every game and you’ve got to keep getting better. “Everyone’s frothing at the mouth to be involved.”Kilcoyne is enjoying his second World Cup, having overcome the scare of suffering a hamstring tear during last month’s training camp in Portugal. Kilcoyne feels the current Ireland setup is the best he has been involved in and praised the impact of head coach Andy Farrell.

Source: The Herald September 30, 2023 08:57 UTC