Why Ireland won’t push the panic button after All Blacks defeat

Does this result already render the November window a disappointment?

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Tadhg Beirne (centre) reacts after Ireland's defeat to New Zealand in the opening match of the Autumn Nations Series at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.
Tadhg Beirne (centre) reacts after Ireland's defeat to New Zealand in the opening match of the Autumn Nations Series at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

How worried should Irish rugby be after a disheartening defeat to the All Blacks? Is it time to make significant changes to the team? Are sides starting to figure out Ireland’s famed attack? Does this result already render the November window a disappointment?

John O’Sullivan returns to The Counter Ruck alongside Gordon D’Arcy and host Nathan Johns to conduct the post-mortem on what was a bitterly disappointing Friday evening. Featuring reaction from Ireland head coach Andy Farrell, the panel looks at what can change ahead of the visit of Argentina.

Produced by John Casey.

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