Writing in the Irish Independent, Frankie Sheahan believes Jamie Heaslip's sending off should not be used as a smokescreen for Ireland's defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
"You must own the ball and not give it away. Two of the most obvious ones for me though, and which became the biggest problems during the game, were defence and ball retention.
"There is no doubt in my mind that the sending off of Jamie Heaslip and the sin binning of Ronan O'Gara were key moments because New Zealand scored 21 points in that period. However, the main area that really disappointed me was our defence and I would imagine that Les Kiss's defensive video session during the week will be like a scene from The Exorcist."
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