Farrell was additionally happy with how his extra seasoned Check gamers stepped up after questions over their type as they supplemented headline-stealing shows from Stuart McCloskey and Rob Baloucoune.
“Caelan [Doris] was again to his greatest, 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? You understand, together with his line operating and stuff like that.
“They know they’ve a duty. We stated 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 try this, you realize you are on for a very good day when he is acquired a poach, a turnover ball…simply his perception to take individuals on, and for Stu to dominate at the sort of stage, it was a pleasure to see.”
With McCloskey and Baloucoune establishing themselves within the Check area, skilled gamers recapturing their type and the likes of Mack Hansen, Hugo Keenan and Andrew Porter nonetheless to return from damage, Farrell’s squad out of the blue 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 stated.
“We all know that and now we have to take a little bit of stick alongside the way in which. I suppose a win like this will get individuals a bit of 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 towards fellow Triple Crown chasers Scotland in Dublin on 14 March (14:10).
