{"id":289828,"date":"2023-09-14T06:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289828"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:34:12","slug":"ireland-forward-tadhg-beirne-warns-world-cup-opponents-tonga-a-serious-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/ireland-forward-tadhg-beirne-warns-world-cup-opponents-tonga-a-serious-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne warns World Cup opponents Tonga a \u2018serious side\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/sport\/sport-135x135.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news<\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Sport email<\/h2>\n<p>Tadhg Beirne believes he and Ireland are still some way from hitting top form at the Rugby World Cup as they bid to avoid being scalped by Tonga.<\/p>\n<p>The towering Munster forward is \u201cgunning\u201d to retain his starting spot for Saturday\u2019s Pool B clash following a two-try turn in last weekend\u2019s 82-8 thrashing of Romania.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Andy Farrell may opt to rotate his team in Nantes ahead of a crunch Paris showdown against reigning champions South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>But British and Irish Lion Beirne \u2013 one of four players to claim a double in Ireland\u2019s curtain raiser in Bordeaux \u2013 is eager to continue as he seeks to hit greater heights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery player here wants to play,\u201d said the 31-year-old.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/11\/30\/15\/GettyImages-1388382959%20copy.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/12\/01\/03\/GettyImages-1245251240.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt comes around once every four years, you never know if you\u2019re going to be fit for one, you never know if you\u2019re going to be selected for one, and then if you get here all you want to do is put on the Irish jersey and go out and represent the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gunning to play again for sure. I still feel like I\u2019ve a way to go to get to my best. I\u2019m certainly trying to improve all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tonga \u2013 ranked 15th in the world \u2013 are preparing for their opening match in France after the tournament schedule handed them a fixture-free opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Beirne, who is normally deployed in Ireland\u2019s second row but lined up at blindside flanker against Romania, is braced for a bruising encounter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think physicality is going to be top of their agenda,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re going to come and try and have a scalp off us for sure. They\u2019re a serious side when you look at the team on paper. I\u2019ve no doubt that they\u2019re going to have a go at us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Prime.svg\" width=\"129\" height=\"56\"><\/p>\n<p>Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Prime.svg\" width=\"129\" height=\"56\"><\/p>\n<p>Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhysically, we certainly need to continue to step it up. From warm-up (matches) into Romania, we\u2019ve slowly been building it but we\u2019re nowhere near where we feel like we can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite temperatures exceeding 20 degrees Celsius, Beirne turned up for media duties in Tours wearing a suit, shirt and tie as punishment for being slightly late to a team meeting.<\/p>\n<p>He joked there may be a \u201cFrench Revolution\u201d in the Ireland squad due to the strict regime run by camp enforcers James Ryan, Jack Conan and Dave Kilcoyne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of a dictatorship going on at the moment,\u201d Beirne explained. \u201cWe have three lads that call themselves the sheriffs, they\u2019re in charge of any misdemeanours or any fines that need to be taking place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I turned up a couple of seconds late for a meeting and they decided to fine me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a wheel of fortune back in the camp and they have all different punishments on it, so it could land on whatever.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/9aad1ac244564302c9132f939ff8f819Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0NzE0OTA3-2.73703430.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/1b23e6f2c98da43399ebdec1304eb290Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjk0NzI2NjUy-2.73713559.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/13172808-aefbf584-ff29-4e37-8998-21bc08f964ba.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason it\u2019s a dictatorship is because they\u2019re claiming they\u2019re above the law, so there could be a French Revolution yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power\u2019s definitely going to their heads, particularly Dave Kilcoyne. He\u2019s enjoying it a bit too much for people\u2019s liking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/rugby\/rugby-union\/ireland-romania-andy-farrell-tonga-irish-rugby-b2411089.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Tadhg Beirne believes he and Ireland are still some way from hitting top form at the Rugby [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne warns World Cup opponents Tonga a \u2018serious side\u2019 - 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