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SCOTLAND coach Andy Robinson was full of praise for the Irish defence after last Saturday’s Test in Murrayfield, and the man responsible for that system was still processing the stats yesterday in Carton House.

“I think the initial stats that came out, after about 20 minutes we made about 93 (tackles),” said Ireland defence coach Les Kiss.

“That’s getting up in the extreme end of the scale. The guys certainly had to dig deep for themselves and each other in those moments, there were some good things but there is still a lot more to come from us.