An assuring element of Ireland's three Six Nations victories this season has been that when it's looked like momentum was moving away from them, they've consistently shown an ability to bring it back on side.
In Cardiff in Round 1, their big goalline stand on the stroke of half-time shut the door on a Welsh comeback at a crucial stage, before they wrestled back momentum in the final quarter to secure the all-important bonus-point.
A week later against France, they replied instantly to Damian Penaud's breakaway try which sent the French in front, and after it looked like the visitors were gaining control early in the second half, their fitness and depth on the bench saw them exert their dominance the longer the game went on.
In Rome, there were similar moments when it looked like Ireland were starting to swim against the tide. Heading into the final quarter, Ireland's 24-10 lead had been whittled down to 24-20, and for a brief moment there was a feeling around the Stadio Olimpico that we could potentially be seeing one of the all-time Six Nations upsets.
It called for cool heads and dry pants, and that's what Andy Farrell's side delivered.
"Once the pressure comes on and there's a bit of belief in the stadium from an Italian point of view, then that’s the type of pressure that you want to see people under," the Irish coach said after Saturday's 34-20 win.
"And understanding that it’s not all going to go your way and still trying to find a way and coming away with a 14-point victory is very pleasing.
"And dealing with a brilliant atmosphere, I mean, the Italian commentary got their crowd going as well. It was 50-50 and they certainly made themselves heard, didn't they, the Italian crowd?"
There were other stages in the game when Ireland showed maturity in how they managed the game.
After Pierre Bruno's intercept try had cut the lead to 24-17 just before half-time, Ireland came out from the break looking determined. They controlled possession and territory for the first 12 minutes after the break, content to play tighter and more patiently after what had been a frenetic opening half, taking some steam out of the hosts.
The execution of the plan let them down though, a skewed lineout five metres out was followed up by a penalty against Rónan Kelleher, which let Italy off the hook.
"At the same time, they know it was a good win but they're disappointed with certain aspects because they know they’re better than that as well," the head coach added.
And he was pleased to see Ross Byrne's penalty on 64 minutes nudge Ireland back into a seven-point lead.
"We spoke about it during the week, about the feel of the game and the importance of it. It's about winning first, isn’t it? It always has to be.
"But the lads have a good feel for how the game is unfolding and what the feeling is on the ground is pretty important, and we back them to be able to go for the posts."
Farrell is confident Ireland will be able to welcome back a number of key players for the game against Scotland at Murrayfield on 12 March, with Tadhg Furlong set to train fully at this week's mini-camp on Thursday and Friday, while there's confidence Johnny Sexton, Jamison Gibson-Park and Robbie Henshaw will all be available after their respective knocks.
However, with Henshaw having been sidelined since mid-November and Furlong's last outing coming on 3 December, Farrell says they will weigh up their options in terms of selection, with several players having made cases for selection in the opening rounds.
"We'll see how they compete and train and take note and hold our nerve to see how their training goes and make the call."
But the head coach says he's confident that if needed, the likes of Furlong, Henshaw and Gibson-Park will be able to hit the ground running if called upon.
"Well obviously it matters because ideally you would love [to have game time] but how many times have we done this now? We've done it time and time again in regards not being ideal, I suppose game time etc.
"But we pride ourselves on making sure that our training gets people up to speed and we’ll see how they’ll come back into that and deal with all that. That will give us more of an idea."
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