Farrell was additionally happy with how his extra seasoned Take a look at gamers stepped up after questions over their kind as they supplemented headline-stealing shows from Stuart McCloskey and Rob Baloucoune.
“Caelan [Doris] was again to his finest, Joe McCarthy was excellent,” noticed Farrell, who additionally praised participant of the match Jamison Gibson-Park.
“Josh [van der Flier] was immense in that first half, wasn’t he? , along with his line operating and stuff like that.
“They know they’ve a accountability. We mentioned earlier than the sport, big-game gamers flip up and make big-team performances occur.
“They set nice examples, however for the lads that I simply talked about, for Rob Baloucoune to come back right here and do this, you realize you are on for day when he is bought a poach, a turnover ball…simply his perception to take individuals on, and for Stu to dominate at the sort of degree, it was a pleasure to see.”
With McCloskey and Baloucoune establishing themselves within the Take a look at enviornment, skilled gamers recapturing their kind and the likes of Mack Hansen, Hugo Keenan and Andrew Porter nonetheless to return from harm, Farrell’s squad instantly appears in good condition 18 months out from the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
“That is the purpose. That is the perfect a part of it,” he mentioned.
“We all know that and we now have to take a little bit of stick alongside the best way. I suppose a win like this will get individuals just a little bit again on board.
“So long as we all know the place we’re going.”
Eire host winless Wales on 6 March (20:10 GMT) earlier than ending the marketing campaign in opposition to fellow Triple Crown chasers Scotland in Dublin on 14 March (14:10).
