Here's why Joe Schmidt is wary of Scotland's 'warning signs'

“We know we’re going to have to be better than we were last Saturday.”

The loss to Argentina may be the defeat that itches away at Joe Schmidt more than any other but Ireland’s defeat to Scotland at the foothills of last season’s Six Nations was, in some respects, a far more frustrating affair, writes Brendan O'Brien.

The Pumas caught an Irish side weakened by the loss of considerable experience and class due to injury and suspension when the sides met in Cardiff in 2015. Less than 18 months later and Ireland were in much finer fettle.