{"id":13037,"date":"2022-11-13T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T17:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13037"},"modified":"2022-11-13T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T17:10:26","slug":"we-overestimate-potential-quality-of-southern-hemisphere-opposition-and-do-ourselves-down-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13037","title":{"rendered":"‘We overestimate potential quality of southern hemisphere opposition and do ourselves down a bit’"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHANE HORGAN ISN\u2019T demanding victory when Ireland face South Africa over the next three weekends, but he does hope to see Joe Schmidt\u2019s side demonstrate an ability to adapt and threaten even with injuries to key men.<\/p>\n

With Jonathan Sexton, Tommy Bowe, Josh van der Flier, Simon Zebo, Peter O\u2019Mahony, Cian Healy, Sean O\u2019Brien, Rob and Dave Kearney missing the tour through injury, Ireland are sure to need some less familiar internationals over the course of the three Tests.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are looking at Ireland, saying there\u2019s a lot of players out, but that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have a decent side,\u201d Horgan said as he geared up for his punditry duties on Sky Sports this Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe overestimate the potential quality of southern hemisphere opposition and do ourselves down a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even the traditional assertion that the \u2018Boks will be too big and powerful to handle is there to be challenged this time around. The important thing for Ireland, though, is that Schmidt does not simply try to continue using old methods with new faces.<\/p>\n

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Paddy Jackson is not suited to running plays the way Sexton does, Jack McGrath doesn\u2019t have the 10 metre burst of Healy and whoever pulls on the number seven jersey will struggle to combine everything that makes The Tullow Tank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re quite unique athletes,\u201d Horgan says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the nine role our other options haven\u2019t been tried too often. (Kieran) Marmion certainly has something to add, but because Conor is so important from a structural point of view, you take a risk when he\u2019s not on the field.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is the kind of tour when you have to take those risks. You\u2019re bringing players for a reason, the year after a World Cup \u2013 the next one is three years away so there\u2019s not a huge amount to be lost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SHANE HORGAN ISN\u2019T demanding victory when Ireland face South Africa over the next three weekends, but he does hope to see Joe Schmidt\u2019s side demonstrate an ability to adapt and threaten even with injuries to key men. With Jonathan Sexton, Tommy Bowe, Josh van der Flier, Simon Zebo, Peter O\u2019Mahony, Cian Healy, Sean O\u2019Brien, Rob … <\/p>\n

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