Simon Easterby has warned Ireland not to repeat the mistakes of 2007 when chasing RBS 6 Nations glory in Edinburgh this weekend . Easterby watched in horror as Ireland chased a points-difference boosting final try rather than punt the ball out for full-time in Italy eight years ago , only to concede a pivotal converted score . Roland de Marigny plundered the last-gasp score for the Azzurri , with Ireland winning out 54-21 : France then hammered Scotland 46-19 to swipe the title on points-difference - by just a four-point margin . The Ireland squad warm up ahead of training on Thursday , with Johnny Sexton ( centre ) involved again . Rory Best ( left ) and Jamie Heaslip ( right ) arrive at training ahead of the crucial game against Scotland . Ireland coach Simon Easterby has urged his team not to repeat the mistakes of 2007 , when he was involved . Easterby has moved from flanker in 2007 to forwards coach in 2015 - but knows Ireland face a similar situation and is wary of the pitfalls of chasing glory rather than focusing on victory . Ireland can still retain their Six Nations title with victory in Edinburgh on Saturday . England 's Twickenham clash with France kicks off last though , and Easterby is keen to avoid any repeat of that 2007 pain . 'It is exactly that , you 've got to focus on what you can do in that 80 minutes , ' said Easterby , recalling Ireland 's aborted 2007 title challenge . 'We 've got to focus on what we can produce in Murrayfield . 'The performance first and foremost will give us the right result and what goes outside of our environment in Rome and London is exactly that , outside our control and we ca n't factor that into what we 're doing in the 80 minutes against Scotland . Sean O'Brien flicks a pass out the back of his hand as Ireland prepared for their vital final game . Tommy Bowe receives a massage on the training pitch as Ireland prepared for their Edinburgh showdown . 'They are going to make it difficult enough as it is without us focusing on what else is going on elsewhere . We 've got to focus on our job and make sure that is right and hopefully that puts us in the best possible position come Saturday evening . ' England were forced to watch television in frustration last year as Ireland claimed the Six Nations title with victory in Paris , but back in 2007 it was the Irish themselves who suffered that fate . Easterby and company were forced to endure France stealing the 2007 title from under their noses , as Elvis Vermeulen claimed the last-ditch try that sealed glory for Les Bleus . To add insult to injury , Vermeulen 's title-winning try was awarded by Irish television match official Simon McDowell . Ireland 's players were understandably stony-faced when the reality of that 2007 situation hit home - but Easterby has revealed this week that he has effectively shut that video nasty out of his mind . ' I do n't recall that . I genuinely ca n't remember that . If you say I was there , I must have been but I do n't recall , ' said Easterby . Peter O'Mahony stretches during the session , as Easterby urged his side to focus on wining the game . Cian Healy catches the ball , as Ireland go into the game level on points with England and Wales . ' I recall watching it together and the disappointment of not getting over the line . 'We did our utmost in the game to give ourselves the best possible opportunity that year and we have to make sure we do the same this week . ' Rather than linger on the past Easterby has instead backed the current Ireland outfit to fix the white-line fever that blew a Grand Slam in Wales last weekend . Easterby threw his full support behind Ireland 's attack , despite several try-scoring chances going begging in Saturday 's 32-16 defeat at the Millennium Stadium . Replacement prop Cian Healy knocked on with the line at his mercy after racing through the middle of a ruck in Cardiff , with Tommy Bowe frustrated a gaping backline overlap went begging . Asked how to solve the front-foot shortcomings , Easterby replied : 'By backing the players to make the right calls at the right time . Mike McCarthy trains at Carton House in Dublin as the Ireland squad stepped up their preparation . 'All the players are comfortable to catch and pass and make good decisions ; that 's the bottom line . 'The players will always be backed to make decisions . ' Former Scarlets boss Easterby insisted Ireland 's management will not lose any faith in their frontline stars , just because of defeat in Cardiff . 'They are more than capable of producing the right things at the right time and sometimes under a bit of pressure , when the opposition are making it awkward to do certain things , you are going to come up with a few errors , ' said Easterby . 'It 's not for lack of quality of having the players who can see those things . 'You have to make sure that they make the right decisions at the right time and we 'll back them as coaches to do so . 'It is one decision of many in a game and sometimes you make the right one , sometimes you do n't . 'That 's the pressure at this level . '
Ireland lost out on championship on points difference eight years ago . EasterbySimon Easterby , a player then , urges side to focus on winning . Simon Easterby is now a coach with Ireland , who can win this year 's title . Ireland , England and Wales all in contention going into final game .