Schmidt: 'The message is to keep your belief, not to go into your shell'

Joe Schmidt has urged his players not to go into their shells when Ireland get their chance to atone for their Twickenham nightmare against Wales tomorrow.

As chastening as last Saturday’s record 57-15 defeat by England was for the players and coaches alike, the inclination to feel sorry for oneself has been removed from the list of options presented to the matchday squad named for Cardiff yesterday.