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Published 11:17 15 Feb 2016 GMT
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“I am not so certain that Ireland are trying to do anything different after the World Cup to be brutally honest, although it's been difficult for the past two weekends because it has rained on both occasions.”
The ex-hooker also feels that the action in Wales last October is still affecting the team.
"Ireland are a team in transition with a very tough year ahead of us. We have got a three-match summer tour to South Africa, and then Australia and New Zealand in the autumn - all following on from a World Cup year." "We are still in a spot of World Cup fatigue. That, and the six-day turnaround from the Wales game, one less than France, makes it difficult."
Wood also points to the fact Ireland had only one offload at the Stade de France, compared to France’s 17, means that our attacking approach is wrong and needs some alterations.
“My belief is that Ireland don't have enough players running for the positive break. When a player gets in around the back of a side or gets over the gain line and looks to pop a pass, there should be a guy ready to run at 100 miles an hour on his shoulder. “There also needs to be a guy to run and make the ruck if he doesn't offload it. Ireland are putting the guy into the ruck but not the supporting runner looking for the offload.”Wood's thoughts are unlikely to change Joe Schmidt's approach, but it is interesting that he feels Ireland's form can still be affected by something which took place over four months ago.
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