Will Rowlands insists there is no panicking in the Wales camp

Will Rowlands says there are no “panic stations” in the Wales camp ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Scotland.

Wales are on the ropes following a pummelling by Ireland last weekend, and a first loss to Scotland in Cardiff for 20 years would deliver their title hopes a knockout blow.

It has been a week of honesty and hard work at Wales’ training base following a dismal Dublin experience that saw Ireland post an emphatic 29-7 success.

“The environment here – and I think it is the case in most professional sports – is always pretty honest and pretty calm,” Wales lock Rowlands said.

“The wasn’t what we wanted on the weekend, but it is by no means panic stations.

“It was away in Ireland against a good Irish side with a good attack. There is plenty of stuff we obviously want to work on, will improve on and we will be better on the weekend.”

Ireland dominated the physical battle to an alarming degree from a Welsh perspective, and improving physicality has been a target area for head coach Wayne Pivac and his coaching team.

I do take it personally when we have come second-best in that area- Wales lock Will Rowlands

Rowlands added: “It is always a focus for me to try and improve on, and to try and bring a bit of that (physicality) to the team.

“I do take it personally when we have come second-best in that area, and I did a bit on the weekend.

“I don’t want to say on the back of last weekend’s result that the guys are fired up to perform well on Saturday, because it is a Six Nations game at home at the Principality Stadium in front of 75,000 of our fans.

“Everyone is fired up for those occasions all the time, but it definitely does add an edge.

“We were disappointed, and as a result this weekend there is a bit