The Breakdown: Creaky lineouts at Thomond highlight scale of challenge facing Paul O'Connell
That Leinster came away from that spell of pressure without scoring will have infuriated Leo Cullen, and had O’Connell sitting less comfortably. O’Connell has a big task on his hands to restore Ireland’s lineout to the kind of standards that he demanded when he was calling the shots as a player. Although his remit as forwards coach will stretch far beyond the lineout, O’Connell’s primary task is to implement a system that will see the set-piece recover from last year’s struggles. Ir...
Source: independent.ie