• ‘You’ve got to hold his space absent,he’s an clever player’
• Ireland know they have to improve to overcome FranceIreland must shut down Mathieu Bastareaud to defeat France and avoid New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-finals, according to Sean O’Brien.
The Toulon centre will attempt to terrorise Ireland’s defence in the Pool D decider on Sunday in Cardiff, and with O’Brien accepting Joe Schmidt’s team must deny the 27-year-old any room to run.
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Source: theguardian.com