Assistant Ireland coach Cullie Tucker during an Ireland Rugby media conference at the Grupo Desportivo Direito in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Sportsfile
From the torrential rain of Tbilisi to the searing heat of Lisbon, the Ireland squad have spent the last couple of days acclimatising to their new surroundings in the Portuguese capital ahead of Saturday evening’s (7.0) game.
Ireland arrived in Lisbon on Sunday night and had a gym session yesterday before their first pitch session today at their training base at Grupo Desportivo Direito, which is a local club based on the outskirts of Lisbon.