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From Michael Morrow
BBC Sport NI at the Rugby World Cup
Ireland defence coach Andy Farrell has called on the medial other side to utilize their shock defeat as motivation for the remainder of their World Cup campaign by Japan.
On Thursday and Samoa, Ireland will secure a quarter-final spot with wins from Russia despite the reduction October.
I think a drawback, you can use it in the right manner, said Farrell.
They are not perfect but if you rely on them to your advantage they may be powerful.
Just five days following the outcome in Shizuoka, Ireland have an opportunity to get their campaign back on track at the indoor Misaki Stadium of Kobe.
Japan are with nine points from two matches, using Ireland.
On Wednesday, Farrell – who is going to take over as head trainer in Joe Schmidt following the tournament – insisted Irelands World Cup ambitions werent over despite the loss.
You can examine the last three World Cups, South Africa losing to Japan (in 2015) and losing from the semi-final 20-18, said the former England assistant trainer.
In 2011, France seemed to become disarray during that contest and theres a debate on whether they should have won or not in the final.
Back in 2007 I was part of the England team that got a rip-off South Africa. There was a bit of chaos inside that camp and they managed to get to the closing and (there was) a problematic try that was disallowed.
Earlier this week fly-half Johnny Sexton, who will captain Ireland on Thursday, said the short turnaround is at Irelands favour because it gives them a chance to reassume control of their campaign quickly.
Since coming from Kobe on Sunday, coaches and players have been eager to emphasize their assessment of what went wrong in Japan along with also the motto of the team.
After a few days of comprehending why (we lost), were in good spirits, said Farrell.
We are back on track and ready to establish a point
Schmidt has made 11 changes together with Garry Ringrose termed to start out center and 80 minutes with played at either of Irelands opening fittings.
After being pulled from the first half of their opening match against Scotland having neglected a head injury evaluation bundee Aki yields to join the Leinster guy.
Considering the character of the outcome, theres little Ireland will do against Russia which can reestablish confidence levels among supporters to the level it had been before the Japan match, nevertheless Aki is convinced that the side will move their effort on Thursday.
What I have noticed about this group (is that) we grow together as a group, he said.
As a team we always concentrate on ourselves.
When the pressure is on and everyone is talking us down, everybody steps up
Defence trainer Andy Farrell states Ireland can utilize the shock defeat by Japan during the World Cups remainder for their benefit.
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