Andy Farrell is calling on his players to go out with a bang in the final game of their Guinness Six Nations campaign tomorrow.
While they need France to slip up against England in order to have a chance at the title, a win against Scotland will see Farrell's side secure a Triple Crown and a second place finish at the very least.
Ireland have won three of their four games so far, but they're yet to hit the heights they reached last November, with the opening round win against Wales being their most rounded display of the spring.
And with just 80 minutes of Test rugby remaining between now and the summer tour of New Zealand, Farrell says his main message to the players this week is simple.
"Our best one," he said, when asked what type of performance is needed on Saturday.
"Putting it all together, it's never going to be perfect but I thought we dealt with really well, being calm and controlled in the red-hot heat of battle in Twickenham when they were coming back at us.
"The two tries were excellent, 13 phases - a great try. A set-piece play that everyone was in sync and on point regarding their job was great to see as well.
"We were able to be calm, keep playing our game but that could be better as well.
"For example, we'd three penalties given away on the trot so that's not to say we’ve got to a place now where we’ve been able to control our emotions etc, and practically we certainly haven’t. So the reason I’m saying that is because in that respect, all of our game is there to be improved and we expect a good performance from ourselves in all areas at the weekend."
Farrell (above) has made three changes for Saturday's visit of the Scots, Iain Henderson and Mack Hansen returning for injured pair James Ryan and Andrew Conway, while Jack Conan is preferred to Peter O'Mahony in the backrow.
The Munster captain slips back to the bench, where he featured from in Ireland's opening two games.
Farrell says it would be unfair to suggest O'Mahony has been "dropped".
"I don't see it as being dropped at all. It’s just it’s right for this game.
"As I said last week, people were right for the England game as well. That is what squad selection is all about, picking the right team for the right occasion and Jack has done pretty well coming off the bench, he’ll be a fresh enough pair of legs to be at his best on Saturday."
Hansen (below) is also brought back in with Conway carrying a knee niggle, for what will be his fourth start in Ireland's five games.
The back three is an area Ireland have arguably built most depth at in recent weeks, with five different players getting starts at wing and full back.
"I thought James (Lowe) played really well at the weekend, he's not played too many games and that'll be great for him to step up a notch this weekend.
"Hugo (Keenan) was immense and he's really grown his game, it's great - you guys asked Hugo the question yourselves, you look how well Michael Lowry is doing, the type of pressure that puts on the likes of Hugo is pressure that you want.
"You see people responding in the way that they should do, when they take to the field the next time and perform like he did. That's what a competitive squad is all about. Those two did really well.
"Mack (Hansen), we know what he brings. We've only seen him three times in an Irish shirt, but we know what he brings. He links unbelievably well, he's got a good feel for a winger, he creates an extra pair of hands, an extra nous of where the space is. He's quick and he's a good finisher.
"He's improving all the time, how to be an international player, and this type of experience on Saturday will be priceless for him."
"That's his character and his manner. He's very calm, sometimes horizontal actually.
"But, he's able to deal with the pressure extremely well. He knows himself, he knows his game, he does the work to understand our game as well and he's able to go out there and produce."
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