Ireland can win World Cup – Paul O’Connell

IRELAND CAPTAIN PAUL O’Connell believes his team have the potential to win the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Joe Schmidt has enjoyed a fruitful first full year as Ireland’s head coach, guiding his players to Six Nations glory, before picking up a 2-0 win in a two-match series against Argentina.

Ireland ended the 2014 with victories over South Africa, Georgia and Australia in the November internationals, and O’Connell hopes to maintain that momentum in the build-up to the World Cup.

“We certainly have a chance,” he told Sky Sports. “We have shown that we can beat anyone on our day.

O’Connell also paid tribute to coach Schmidt, adding: ”Joe is an excellent coach and an excellent strategist.

“He is a brilliant communicator too — we are all trying to do the same things on the rugby field; but Joe is able to simplify it and able to get players into the right places on the field where they can use their skillset.

“The Irish set-up under Joe has been incredible and I want to experience as much of that as I can.”

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