Georgia on their minds: Irish players give their verdicts

Irish players give their opinions about the game

DAVID WALLACE

"I thought Georgia were very physical and hard to break down, which just proves what a tough group we're in.They held out for a very long time, and will clearly take confidence . . . They're very physical in all phases of play but they showed they could also play an open game as well.

I think it will be about work-rate and being more clinical in our basics, the breakdown, holding on to the ball, our lines of running, and maybe at times being a bit more direct, then being more creative when the game develops"

SIMON BEST

"As I expected they're a physical side. I think they showed that. They did a lot around their pack and competed well for large parts of the game and it took Argentina the full 80 minutes. These guys showed that a lot of their guys have experience from playing in France. Nobody is under any illusion about how the game is going to go. It's going to be a big physical test up front. Given their four-day turnaround I think it's important that we take them through the phases and hopefully they'll tire."

GEORDAN MURPHY

"Pretty impressive. They are big guys and really committed. They are obviously not here just to make up the numbers. They are here to give everyone a game. Maybe there was a case of their fitness dying off a little bit at the end of the match. But they were very well organised and they hit the tackles very hard. It will be difficult. You can look at it in the sense that they played a game and now have a little continuity going in the side or you can say that with such a short turnaround they will be a little tired."