Ian Madigan

And for the French to break the Scots down, they had to break them down with a high phase count.

And that's not how the French attacked in the first three rounds of the competition.

So I think going into this Irish game, we know what the Scots are going to do.

And we will be concerned.

Our defense has been exposed in the wide channels.

The Scots are going to go there.

So Easterby and the other coaches and the defensive leaders, they're going to have to make some tweaks there.

And that's really respect for the opposition.

I don't think they're going to be having...

those comments up on the wall and using that as motivation.

I think there's enough there outside of it.

I think with this Irish team and how they defend, it's not like a blanket South Africa, Leinster, high-press, rush defence.

We're not going to see that at the weekend, and that's not how they're defending.

They are trying to get off the line, but they're deciding when to do it.

The big area of growth I would see from the Welsh game, and you look at Carey's try, we've been exposed there...

And there's multiple ways to fix that.

You can obviously look at the direct missed tackle with Balakun, but it's resulted in a two-on-one with Balakun, with Osborne closing on the edge to make it a kind of 2v1 plus one situation.

But what disappointed me with that is you need to have your best defenders in the wider channels.

And that's just not wingers and centers.

That's also your back rowers.