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An Emotional Jordi Murphy Reveals Joe Schmidt's Simple Reaction To Playing With 14 Men

An Emotional Jordi Murphy Reveals Joe Schmidt's Simple Reaction To Playing With 14 Men
Gavan Casey
By Gavan Casey
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It was at the very least a debatable decision, but CJ Stander received his marching orders on his return to South Africa after his charge-down attempt inadvertently rendered his former u20s teammate Pat Lambie unconscious.

Stander's red card arrived with Ireland 10-3 up after 20 minutes, and going in at half-time after some ferocious defending (and 10 minutes a man further down following a Robbie Henshaw yellow) with the scores at 13-13, things looked ominous for Ireland.

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Speaking to IrishRugby after what transpired to be a landmark victory for Joe Schmidt's side, Jordi Murphy - who himself was a colossus in Cape Town - explained that Schmidt's message only changed slightly at half-time; instead of becoming the first Irish team to win a test in South Africa, the challenge would be to become the first Irish men with 14 men to win a test in South Africa.

It was a truly iconic day for Irish rugby, as the under-20s recorded their first ever victory over New Zealand's 'Baby Blacks' at the u20s World Cup. You can check out the sensational highlights from that victory here.

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