Joe Schmidt is urging Australian rugby fans to keep faith with his Lions-taming project despite the feelgood factor surrounding his Wallabies taking a deflating hit at Murrayfield.
The coach was adamant he'd seen "a very good performance" from his side on Sunday, despite Scotland ultimately prevailing with something to spare, scoring four tries to one in a 27-13 victory that ended any hope of a British Isles 'grand slam'.
But as the squad flew straight off post-match to Dublin with only a short turnaround before the Ireland tour finale on Saturday, even Schmidt had to concede plenty needed tidying up quickly.
