Munster lock says Ireland must correct indiscipline that cost them dearly against England
‘We love beating each other’: Tadhg Beirne relishes Ireland-Scotland rivalry as he aims for personal milestoneOn the face of it, it’s how players talk to each other before matches and how coaches galvanise teams. But the words finding their way on to the screen has made them more deliciously potent as Ireland try to salvage something from the wreckage of last week’s Grand Slam derailment with a championship success at home.
Garry Ringrose gets to grips with Stuart Hogg during last year's Six Nations clash with Scotland. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho “It really is huge for me,” says Beirne. “Something, at 21, 22, one would have been a miracle for me but then obviously after you get your first, it’s then about getting your second and then it’s about your third. Fifty seemed like a long way away. So, to be sitting here and getting 50 and then an opportunity to win a Six Nations on my 50th, you couldn’t really write it better. It would be a massive honour if I am given that opportunity.
“Since game one, we’ve been continually undisciplined. On the weekend, we probably weren’t at our worst discipline-wise, but the penalties we gave away were at crucial times. They had a massive effect on the game.
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