Coach Schmidt bemoans Ireland 'malaise'


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 25 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - Ireland vs Argentina - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - November 25, 2017 Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland coach Joe Schmidt lambasted his players for missing 34 tackles and looking sluggish in defence after they were thrashed 57-15 by England at Twickenham on Saturday.

It was a dismal World Cup warm-up performance by Ireland off the back of an underwhelming Six Nations campaign this year which they went into as favourites.

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