Sunday 15 March 2015 18:02, UK
Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb has admitted his side are wary of how good Ireland have become ahead of their crucial Six Nations clash on Saturday.
The Irish are on a seemingly relentless march to the Six Nations title after outclassing England to take their third win from three and top the table two weeks ago.
They arrive at the Millennium Stadium on a 10-game run of successive Test victories under coach Joe Schmidt and they have only lost twice in Cardiff since 1983.
And Webb said: "They have got a lot of dangerous players and it was an outstanding kicking performance by them against England.
“I don't know if England did much analysis because they didn't seem to put much pressure on Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray whatsoever.
"The kick is only as good as the chase. Murray and Sexton are key players but Tommy Bowe, Rob Kearney and Simon Zebo are good in the air and their chase is obviously as good as the kick.
"We just need to be on the money and we know there is no margin for error because Sexton will keep kicking the three points over and he can also put us in the wrong parts of the field.
"We just need to keep on top of it and keep lots of pressure on them."
Wales, sitting two points behind Ireland in third having lost to England, have their sights set on the title themselves and hope Scotland can do a number on England, who are second, in the Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham.
"To win the title would be a massive achievement after the disappointment of losing to England," Webb said.
"We know that we have to beat Ireland to remain in contention. To be fair, they have won 10 games on the bounce. They are a world-class team – the best in Europe.
"We have had a good week's training and the boys are positive. We've stepped it up from the England game so hopefully we can bring a big performance out this weekend."
