Schmidt prepared for sleepless nights

Joe Schmidt has is braced for sleepless nights as he searches for "marginal gains" in the wake of their 23-16 loss to Wales.



The Ireland boss has never shied away from his status as a rugby scholar, but being driven to insomnia by missing out on an Six Nations Grand Slam could be a first.

Wales coach Warren Gatland revealed victory would mean he would not struggle to drag himself out of bed - before Schmidt explained how defeat will just drive him deeper into his already supremely-detailed analysis.



"I'll struggle to go to bed to be honest," said Schmidt about how he copes with defeat…