We made some dreadful errors in the first half. Although we played at a good physical intensity there was no real teamwork. There were some unbelievable things - just booting the ball forward to nowhere and our inability to string anything together. |
We played against a good team, we knew before the game that Ireland were one of the best teams in the world and we are very happy because we are young team, we are rebuilding. |
We preferred to let him recuperate and release him on Thursday. |
We should have killed them off in the first half but didn't and paid for it. |
We took our loss to Scotland very badly, and what happened is not acceptable from a team which has World Cup ambitions like us. Raphael and Olivier can add dynamism to the team and add pace. Their experience can boost our side. They have great abilities and they can show that age does not matter. |
We were fragile and febrile. |
We were nervous, we had trouble getting any control. Compared to our form in November, we didn't have any rhythm. Then, we were able to win almost every one-on-one contest. |
We've stuck with the same base as November, mainly because of the quality of Scotland in the line-out but we could have done with a third or fourth jumper. |
What sets the Six Nations apart is that it's the only official competition we play each year. It's a goal, whereas when you are playing Test matches, what matters is not losing. The tournament is the major competition for us in the season, and we have to win it. We are in a position to do that; we have to produce a match like we did last weekend. We have the cards in our hands. |
When you lose a match, you have to take advantage of the competition for places. Otherwise what will the players who didn't play in the defeat think? |