#joe-schmidt

#joe-schmidt

Joe Schmidt is reinforcing his team to prepare for a challenging match against Australia, anticipating a fierce response following their initial defeat in the series.

I'm not sure whether [coach] Andy [Farrell] was part of that discussion or whether it was just coming from the CEO but I've read the tours agreement and it's having the best intention to have the highest quality players available and playing.

"When I arrived in the N.F.L., the middle was open. No one was there to stop the pass over the middle. The hardest part was learning to play a position that had not existed." This statement captures the transition the sport went through as well as Schmidt's pioneering spirit in developing the middle linebacker role.