Sean Cronin believes Joe Schmidt's coaching "think-tank" can conjure yet another peerless game plan to help Ireland sink New Zealand twice in three weeks. Wily tactician Schmidt relishes developing one-off Test match blueprints, and Ireland hooker Cronin has tipped the shrewd Kiwi to pull another master stroke in Dublin on Saturday. "And I'm sure Joe has been in the think-tank with the rest of the coaches devising something special for us." Pocket-rocket replacement hooker Cronin insisted Schmidt's ability to revamp the approach week on week would infuse Ireland with confidence ahead of facing down the inevitable New Zealand backlash. "There's a few areas we can take out of the Canada game and in Chicago where we can look to improve on.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 14, 2016 18:15 UTC