Ireland 'ready To Rip Into' All Blacks Test - Sheehan

Ireland skipper Dan Sheehan says his broadside are "ready to rip" into Saturday's Chicago Test against New Zealand arsenic he brushed speech talk of nan squad being "undercooked".

Sheehan is 1 of respective Ireland players pinch only 1 crippled nether his loop since nan British and Irish Lions circuit successful nan summer.

But nan hooker insists Ireland will beryllium fresh for nan latest section of their All Blacks rivalry astatine Soldier Field arsenic Andy Farrell's squad effort to replicate nan celebrated 2016 triumph complete nan confederate hemisphere giants astatine nan location of nan Chicago Bears.

"I've seen a bully spot [of talk] that we mightiness beryllium undercooked, but I don't deliberation it's a monolithic part," said Sheehan, who will lead Ireland pinch squad skipper Caelan Doris connected nan bench.

"I deliberation nan measurement we've prepped complete nan past 2 weeks has been done existent reliable training [sessions] and we tin return assurance from that and really we trained.

"Obviously a fewer lads person played a spot much crippled clip but I deliberation group are bully and refreshed bodies fresh to rip into Saturday."

While Ireland's frontline players person not played together since nan Six Nations, New Zealand person completed a three-Test bid against France and a six-game Rugby Championship run since July.

"We've evidently had 2 different journeys arsenic teams complete nan past fewer months and you tin look astatine it some ways," added Sheehan.

"Some are fresh, immoderate are battle-hardened, immoderate measurement you look astatine it. The reality is it doesn't matter.

"Both teams are afloat of world-class players and professionals that are good capable to stone up connected a time and put retired their champion performance. I suppose we'll spot tomorrow, but I don't deliberation it'll beryllium a factor."

Saturday will beryllium nan 2nd clip Sheehan has captained Ireland, while he besides led nan British and Irish Lions to triumph complete nan Western Force successful June.

While starring nan broadside retired astatine Soldier Field will beryllium a important infinitesimal successful nan 27-year-old's career, Sheehan insists it has been business arsenic accustomed for him successful nan build-up.

"Nothing majorly changes for myself aliases my ain prep and I'll spell astir my business arsenic accustomed evidently pinch a spot of a mind connected nan remainder of nan lads.

"There's truthful galore leaders successful our group and we've sewage a awesome activity group that almost do nan activity for america and passim nan years we've ever benignant of conscionable taken our ain small bits done nan week that we person to lead."