“But we knew that Scotland would always be a pivotal game in the respects of coming away from home, the history of the game, everything that we felt like we could put into place, and it didn’t disappoint in terms of the performance from our end.
“I think it’s a vital part of playing away from home, making sure that you attack the game in the right way but you also play in the right areas and allow yourself to get into the game.”.
Having struggled at times to get their game going against the Red Rose, Easterby was impressed with the way Ireland went about their business in Edinburgh to make it 11 successive wins over the Scots and keep themselves on track for a Grand Slam.
“I thought we played in the right way away from home and Sam (Prendergast) was a big part of that in terms of the way he dictated where we played in the game.
Easterby felt it was a sign of Ireland’s mentality that they dealt with the absence of key players Tadhg Furlong, Joe McCarthy and Mack Hansen against the Scots, and then fended off a revival from Gregor Townsend’s team in which they closed from 17-0 down to 17-11 early in the second half.
