Joe Schmidt is probably the calmest Irish person in the world. Ireland are through to the quarter-finals after winning the pool with a 100% record. We've managed to avoid New Zealand after winning an energy sapping game against France.
Irish fans have a right to celebrate after a massive result, especially after the likes of Paul O'Connell, Peter O'Mahony, Keith Earls, and Johnny Sexton were all taken off injured.
Schmidt wasn't overly pleased at the end of the game, with the doubts over the leadership core of Sexton, O'Connell and O'Mahony. Schmidt admits to have some worries at half-time, and he was wondering whether Ireland's first half wastefulness would come back to haunt them.
Schmidt says that O'Connell's hamstring will be scanned tomorrow afternoon, but he isn't hopeful. The issue with Sexton isn't as clear, and it'll be an anxious scan tomorrow afternoon. Schmidt seemed most confident about O'Mahony - but it's too early to diagnose any of the players.
