Andy Farrell: It would be wrong for us to waste a week

The manner of the win against France won't cause any complacency in the Ireland side, says Andy Farrell.

Widely heralded as one of the best displays of Farrell's tenure, the head coach insists he is looking for more against Italy tomorrow in their second Guinness Six Nations match.

Ireland scored five tries and were in control for the majority of the game against Les Bleus, who played for over an hour with 14 men following yellow and then red cards for Paul Willemse.

The hosts have a phenomenal record against Italy in the championship, losing only once in 24 championship matches.

The average winning margin in Dublin is 29 points.

"You know me, I’m not disrespectful to anyone," said Farrell, who took over in 2019, when asked about the danger of over-confidence creeping into camp.

"It’s not the way that I am but, honestly, it is about us.

"It’s about us improving on last week, and the expectation that we’ve got within our own four walls, of an understanding of how we kick on, as you constantly hear me say, in all parts of our game.

"It's genuine, it’s there, it’s obvious to see for us the levels that we need to get to, not just on the field but off the field as well.

"The players are very honest and it’d be wrong for us to waste a week and not progress."

As for areas for improvement, the 48-year-old (above) said there were "loads".

"Our breakdown and line-out were outstanding last week, but that can get better. It can, and the proof is there for us to see," he said.

"Paul [O’Connell, forwards coach] did a review-preview yesterday, and our breakdown was immense against France. But you’d come away from that five minutes thinking that we were rubbish in that area.

"Just because it matters, it matters to show people what it means to be