‘It’s fire vs ice!’ - Tom McGurk gets the blood pumping for this evening's rugby

“Will those rare tropical Australians survive the cold of an Irish winter?”

‘It’s fire vs ice!’ - Tom McGurk gets the blood pumping for this evening's rugby

RTÉ have produced a stirring promo video for this evening’s clash between Ireland and Australia.

Tom McGurk wanders through a tropical greenhouse as he previews the meeting between the fire of Michael Cheika, “formerly of this parish”, and the ice of Joe Schmidt.

“Will those rare tropical Australians survive the cold of an Irish winter?”

Hopefully not, Come on Ireland!

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