O'Sullivan hails Ireland display

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Recalled Ulster winger Tommy Bowe ran in two tries while David Wallace, Rob Kearney and Marcus Horan also breached the whitewash.

"We were a lot more clinical and that was pleasing," said O'Sullivan. "It wasn't perfect but when you score five tries in a Six Nations match you have to be upbeat about it."

The Scots dominated territory and possession yet finished with a solitary Simon Webster try and could only marvel at Ireland's ruthless streak.

Victory chalked up O'Sullivan's 50th Test win since becoming coach in 2002 - a fitting response to his critics.

"We created opportunities and took them. We worked very hard this week on two things," he said.

"One of those was playing without the ball because we knew Scotland would keep possession and that's how it transpired.

"We had to work our socks off. Having been under pressure we then scored through David with our first chance and that gave us confidence.

Geordan Murphy was named man of the match, capping a tumultuous week for the Leicester full-back who was initially dropped from the 22 only to be reinstated when Girvan Dempsey sustained a hip injury.

"It's been a tough time for Geordan but he's finished on top," said O'Sullivan. "It does knock a player's confidence when he is dropped from the team but you want to see how he responds and he did that very well."