Richardt Strauss: We know we need to improve

"We made a lot of individual errors that we have to work on ourselves. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel: it’s small stuff we have to fix."

Richardt Strauss believes the wake-up call of two Test match defeats will be enough to shock Ireland back into top form at the World Cup.

Leinster hooker Strauss branded Ireland’s consecutive defeats to Wales and England “pretty disappointing” but vowed Joe Schmidt’s men will now switch on when it matters most.