IRELAND head coach Joe Schmidt denied he had been playing mind games by withdrawing No.8 Jamie Heaslip minutes before kick-off.
The veteran back rower was injured in the warmup and made way for Peter O’Mahony who ended being named Man of the Match.
Schmidt said: “That couldn’t be a more flawed theory. It’s not something we do, we pick a team and they go out and play.
Jamie’s just pulled his upper hamstring and he was not able to play.” Schmidt picked out the individual displays of tryscorer Iain Henderson and centre Garry Ringrose as his team built on a s...