Os Lobos a proper challenge

SCRUM coach Colm Tucker has warned Ireland they are in for a tough evening as they pitch themselves into battle with Portugal on Saturday.

- BY RICHARD BUTLER

Paul O'Connell, who has been placed in interim charge while Andy Farrell is on British and Irish Lions duty, will send his side into battle with the Portuguese at the Estadio Nacional do Jamor fresh from their 34-5 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi last weekend.

However, Tucker knows they will have to be at their best as they attempt to cope with both Os Lobos and the heat.