Players and coaches can change tack when passions cool, but Ronan O’Gara doesn’t expect the Ireland head coach will be for turning. [Farrell] would be disappointed with maybe the accuracy in the air and winning breaking ball, but sometimes they don't break for you. It's difficult, it's an ageing team, they're out of form and people will always give their opinion and they're fully entitled to give their opinion like that. “That’s sport, and especially for someone like Faz who has been so successful in what he's done, and now he's probably on a bit of a rebuild cycle. “I'd say after a weekend like that… Never in Andy Farrell's tenure has he probably seen that [manner of performance].

Source: Irish Examiner February 10, 2026 12:15 UTC