It is hard not to view Andy Farrell's 50th game in charge of Ireland as something of a demarcation point in his tenure.
While the looming landmark will not have played much on Andy Farrell's mind last week as he devised the gameplan to secure a series split in South Africa, it is hard not to view his 50th game in charge of Ireland as something of a demarcation point in his tenure.
When the Englishman, who had been the side's defensive specialist since 2016, took on the job from his former boss Schmidt after the 2019 World Cup, there was no abrupt attempt to reinvent the wheel. Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher would debut in his first window, Jamison Gibson-Park, James Lowe and Hugo Keenan the next.
For the IRFU to reveal last week that provinces will soon be restricted from importing props felt like a tacit acknowledgement that the likes of Tadhg Furlong and Cian Healy will not be around forever either. But it will be fascinating to see if the baton of Ireland's spiritual leader is permanently passed from O'Mahony to Doris for November, while Ciaran Frawley has clearly staked a claim to push Jack Crowley for the number 10 jersey, even if it is one he rarely wears for his province Leinster.
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