Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan hopes to shake-off the 'plucky Irish' tag as he takes his team into the World Cup quarter-finals against France this weekend.
Australian commentators described the Irish effort in the 17-16 loss to Australia as 'gallant', but O'Sullivan does not want to be associated with such terms.
"I don't want it to be 'lucky' or 'gallant' Ireland," said O'Sullivan.
"This was a game (v Australia) in which we were organised on attack and defence and we analysed our opponents very carefully," he said.
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Tyrone Howe has arrived in Melbourne as a replacement for the injured Denis Hickie. The Ulster winger, who has 10 Ireland caps and toured with the Lions, flew into Australia early this morning and trained with the team.
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