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Ireland Bid To Right Wrongs & Make History

21st June 2016 By Munster Rugby

Ireland Bid To Right Wrongs & Make History

After a last-ditch Springboks surge prevented Ireland from becoming the first travelling side to achieve a Series win in South Africa since 1997, Munster’s Conor Murray discusses the lessons learnt from Saturday’s loss, especially as a second bite of the cherry lies in store this coming weekend.

Saturday’s result sees both sides enter the final Test of the Series with one win apiece.  But having looked the more controlled and assured side for most of the accumulated 160 minutes of rugby so far, Murray and Ireland will carry confidence into the Series decider.
 
“We can right the wrongs this weekend, we definitely believe we can do it. We've just got to stay tight, stay together. It's our last game of the season, and it's a massive one and we've just got to give it everything.
 
“The atmosphere in camp is annoyed and that we left things out there. You can feel it around the place. People are hungry to get training and just go ahead, which is good.”
 
Three unanswered tries from the hosts did just enough to keep their Series hopes alive with many putting Ireland’s final-quarter demise down to the Cape Town altitude. However Murray, who wins his 50th Irish cap this weekend, begs to differ.
 
“Personally I didn’t feel any different. I felt really fit out there.
 
“We actually ended up standing off the South Africans a little bit and soaking a few tackles which gave them front-foot ball and allowed them get into their rhythm and into their front-foot game which they like to play.
 
“People will probably raise that question, did we fade or did the altitude get to us? I don’t think we can use that as an excuse. We were at altitude but we weren’t that high up. I don’t think it made a massive impact on anyone really.”
 
Defeat in such circumstances left the Munsterman and his international teammates both disappointed and angry, emotions that will serve as huge motivation heading into this weekend’s Series decider.
 
“I think the atmosphere in camp is annoyed and that we left things out there. You can feel it around the place. People are hungry to get training and just go ahead, which is good.

“Obviously, we lost Robbie (Henshaw, to a knee injury), which is very disappointing, but we’ve 31 fit players and they’re all raring to go.”
 
Ireland face South Africa in Port Elizabeth this Saturday at 4pm (Irish) with live coverage on Sky Sports.

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