Ruaidhri O'Connor and Alan Quinlan were at Ireland's Captain's Run to hear assistant coach Andy Farrell's views on the defeat to Japan and the state of refereeing in the tournament ahead of the clash with Russia.

Quinny assesses Ireland's performance, wonders where the leaders have gone but believes they have enough left to bounce back and achieve in Japan.

It's not all Ireland, the former Munster back-row has been on the road and experienced something special in Kamaishi last week when Uruguay beat Fiji.

Ruaidhri O'Connor and Alan Quinlan were at Ireland's Captain's Run to hear assistant coach Andy Farrell's views on the defeat to Japan and the state of refereeing in the tournament ahead of the clash with Russia.<br><br>Quinny assesses Ireland's performance, wonders where the leaders have gone but believes they have enough left to bounce back and achieve in Japan.<br><br>It's not all Ireland, the former Munster back-row has been on the road and experienced something special in Kamaishi last week when Uruguay beat Fiji.

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