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Published 09:45 20 Mar 2019 GMT
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On Saturday, in Cardiff, Ireland were badly beaten for the second time in the space of seven weeks. They won three games on the spin after losing their opener 30-22 to England but Wales had their number, at the Principality Stadium, and won 25-7.
On the latest House of Rugby show, Payne offered Tindall the opportunity to air some 'I told you so' comments but the former England captain rose above it. Instead, he offered some words of hope for Irish supporters.
"You've got to give credit to Wales and what they did, and how they approached that game. But, if I was Ireland, I would have taken Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton off after 50 minutes. "No [I don't feel vindicated] at all because I was listening to something on the way in and now everyone has completely written off Ireland. It's ridiculous! "They're not a bad team. They just haven't got their mojo at the moment, for whatever reason. Everyone has always said how pivotal Murray and Sexton are but they haven't fired all tournament. On Saturday, they were not at the races in terms of their kicking game where they are normally so good at. It was just giving Wales ball back that they have to do anything particularly with... "Of course they can [fix it for the World Cup]. They won 23 out of 26 before the Six Nations. They're not shot by any means. They'll come back, without a doubt, and I still fancy them to beat anyone."I don't want to be vindicated," Tindall added. "I'd like them to go away and actually develop their game a little bit and come back better."

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