11.  A resigned Irish coach Jack Charlton said his squad was not in its best form, while he saw an impressive Portuguese side.

12.  But the Irish coaches decided early on they wanted to make Jones the featured back.

13.  Irish coach Bob Davie asked Sunday without waiting for an answer.

14.  Irish coach Bob Davie began his fourth season knowing his job would be in jeopardy if the Irish failed to get off to a winning start.

15.  Irish coach Bob Davie said he planned it that way.

16.  Irish coach Noel Murphy and captain Terry Kingston agreed mental errors led to some of the New Zealand tries.

17.  Irish coach Warren Gatland said the two sides had never played and that Georgia was an unknown quantity.

18.  Weatherbie confronted Irish coach Holtz afterward.

19.  Irish coach Gerry Murphy has indicated his team will run at the shaky Australian midfield on Saturday.

20.  Irish coach Mick McCarthy said his side had done enough to win before the dreaded shootout.