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Published 13:00 15 Nov 2016 GMT
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"He has been working away on his goal-kicking for a while now. He obviously hasn't had to do it in a game but anyone who ever turns up to a game early will see him out there kicking goals. He is a very accomplished goal-kicker," said Ireland's skills and kicking coach Richie Murphy. "It was a one-off that week because he hadn't actually kicked during the week - he was carrying a little bit of a muscle [problem]. He hadn't actually kicked, so for him to step up and knock one over was brilliant for us."
While the performance of Murray's opposite number Aaron Smith has been the subject of much debate in New Zealand, with Perenara likely to start in the Aviva on Saturday, Murray's stock can only have risen Down Under - even if Murphy thinks the Munster nine was already on their radar before Ireland ended their 111-year wait in Chicago.
"I am sure they were already pretty wary of him as he was a major factor on the South African Tour and the win we had over there. "I'm sure they have a lot of respect for Conor. As a nine he is one of the best in the business now. Physical in defence, good passing game, excellent kicking game, he reads the game very, very well. They would be wrong to take him lightly, really."He can also score tries like this. https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/795005926520619009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Imagine what he might do with a full, uninterrupted week of preparation? The GAA Hour chats to Ballyea sensation Tony Kelly and features a raging argument over which road you should take from Clare to Wexford. Subscribe here on iTunes.
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