Osborne injury 'doesn't look good' - Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said Jamie Osborne's shoulder injury "doesn't look good" after the full-back was forced off during Saturday's win over Japan.

Osborne, who also started last week's loss to New Zealand, looked in pain when he was replaced by Jimmy O'Brien in the second half.

Farrell, who is already without first-choice full-back Hugo Keenan, sounded downbeat when asked about 23-year-old Osborne after his side's 41-10 win.

"[It] doesn't look good," said Farrell, whose side host Australia next week before finishing their autumn campaign against world champions South Africa on 22 November.

"Poor lad. I thought he might have broken something, but it's the shoulder we think that was out of place and it's back in place now.

"To know that for sure, we'll have to get a look at that."

Slow-starting Ireland led 17-10 at the break after an underwhelming first half, with Jack Crowley and Nick Timoney crossing for the hosts.

Despite losing Jacob Stockdale to a yellow card immediately before half-time, Ireland wore Japan down after the break with Andrew Porter, Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy and O'Brien scoring tries to add gloss to the scoreline.

Despite a more assertive second-half display, Ireland skipper Caelan Doris recognised his side were "a bit desperate" during the first 40 minutes.

"I felt we went inward a little bit in the second half," said Doris, who made his first start in six months after recovering from his own shoulder injury.

"There were quite a few examples of us forcing things. That's probably the challenge when there are quite a few changes.

"There's an eagerness to stamp yourself on the game individually and as a result we were a bit desperate at times."

Japan came into the game on the back of a crushing 61-7 loss to South Africa at Wembley last week.

However, Farrell dismissed a suggestion that it may have been difficult to motivate his players for a game they were widely expected to win comfortably.

"I understand what you mean, but I don't think we have players in that frame of mind anyway," said Farrell.

"But I understand. The expectation from the outside is that you win these games and should win them well.

"The lads wouldn't think like that in the first place."