Speaking to The Sunday Times in 2019, Halpin said he regretted the incident. Bigger picture, there are worse things you can do in life, says Halpin. But it was a really stupid thing to do. It wasn’t a conscious thing. There was a frustration there. (Sean) Fitzpatrick is a bit of a wind-up merchant and you don’t get too many chances to stab the dragon, y’know? he said. He had said a few things about us which were disrespectful, about how the Irish are always full of fire and passion to begin with, and then they run out of gas. Thing is, he was probably right!
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10:03
Ireland players after the defeat to France
Former Ireland international believes Paddy Wallace any signs of evolution in the team s style under Andy Farrell are not fully evident.
Ireland s defeat to France on Sunday marks the first time an Irish side has lost the opening two games in the Six Nations era.
Consequently, dreams of winning the championship have been extinguished already, but also under scrutiny is whether there has been any progress stylistically amid disappointing results. There was a lot of talk after the World Cup that Ireland needed to develop their style of play, he told RTÉ s
Updated / Saturday, 30 Jan 2021
16:42 There will be a lot of unhappy people if we don t take at least one of those big scalps at home
Former Ireland hooker Shane Byrne says that further pressure could come on Andy Farrell if his side fail to register a victory in either one of their home Six Nations games against England or France.
Farrell s second tilt at the spring tournament commences in eight days time, with Ireland opening their campaign in Cardiff against Wayne Pivac s struggling Wales outfit.
Ireland enter the season off the back of an indifferent 2020, in which they won all six home games but lost their three away games over the course of the virus interrupted calendar year.