'Joe Schmidt voted for team morale, among other things, in retaining only three starters from the win over Canada in Cardiff last weekend'

Take your pick: the very fatigued Romanian players who were drilled by France in the final quarter in Olympic Park on Wednesday night; or the lads brought in to replace eight of them today, ie the second-stringers. Then ask yourself how long either group will be able to hold out against an Ireland side who have spent plenty of time off their feet in the last week, preparing for the next fortnight.