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Published 20:30 23 Nov 2014 GMT
Updated 18:25 23 Nov 2014 GMT
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That is Irish sport for you. You are either a hero or villain. There is expectation on us but no more than we are putting on ourselves. We know the level of performance that is required now and we have to deliver on that every single time otherwise there is a guy waiting to take your spot.'Ross continued, 'We know we need to get our own stuff right. Most of the pressure is from external sources. We would dismiss that within ourselves because it is not much use for us to worry about that. It doesn't help but we know that if we get our own game plan right and execute well we have given ourselves every chance of winning.'
The Irish scrum generally held up to Australian pressure. The Wallabies had the upper hand just before and after half-time but the Irish started and finished in the ascendancy. Ross described his teams scrummaging as a 'mixed bag' but mentioned a teak - dropping lower - and toughening it out as key factors in righting the imbalance.
Ireland and Schmidt (sans appendix) will not meet again until the two-day December get-together at Carton House. The focus, at that stage, will switch to retaining the Six Nations title.
'We've proven to ourselves that we can deliver at the top level when it matters,' Ross proclaimed. 'We need to continue just doing that. There is a big Six Nations, plenty of other nations that will be looking to take the title and we will be looking to defend it. Later on, the biggest tournament in rugby, the World Cup. There are plenty of sports up for grabs and everyone will have to perform.'The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 139
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