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O'Sullivan to continue - IRFU

The Irish Rugby Football Union have backed Eddie O'Sullivan by insisting the under-fire coach will lead Ireland at the next World Cup.

O'Sullivan's future had been cast into doubt after Ireland crashed out of the tournament at the group stage following Sunday's 30-15 defeat to Argentina.

But chief executive Philip Browne told RTE: "We have put our faith in Eddie. We made decisions last May in terms of where we wanted to go over the next four years - we're happy with that decision. In our view he's the best man for the job."

Browne added: "What we have is a situation where we've had three bad matches and people are very disappointed - no more than ourselves.

"But we also have to reflect on what has happened over the last four or five years, where we have had the most successful performance of any Irish team or squad.

"That, in effect, really dictated and set the scene or the context in which we made decisions."

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