The 43-8 defeat in Cork against Grand Slam chasing Ireland came on the back of another away defeat to England in Bath, 28-7. They opened their campaign with a win over Scotland in Colwyn Bay.
“You take something out of every game you play – win, lose or draw – but we need to tidy up a few individual errors. We’re certainly looking forward to getting back to Cardiff,” said Whiffin, whose side face the French on Thursday, 7 March.
“In all three games we have shown a want and desire to move the ball, but we do need to tidy up certain areas. We want to win every game and we go into every game having prepared to win.
“Sometimes you come out on the wrong side of the scoreboard, but it is a development process for the boys, so they have to learn individually and collectively. We will be going hard for the France game.”
The Irish are chasing a third successive Grand Slam and eventually ran in six tries in Cork. Scrum half Ieuan Davies scored Wales only try in a game that saw the visitors lose two players to yellow cards.
“Physically we felt we matched them in the collisions, but they showed how clinical they are, and our penalty count was poor. There are areas we need to brush up on and we gave away a few neck rolls that gave them the chance to change the momentum of the game,” added Whiffin.
“Ultimately, they showed how clinical they can be. We went into the game wanting to move them around and to challenge them and we got into those wide spaces.
“They defended that well and then a couple of errors and penalties gave them field position to access our 22. They were well drilled and took their chances.
“When we gave them those five-metre line outs they made the most of them. It comes down to us being technically better.
“This team will never give up, and you can’t fault their effort, but there were a few inaccuracies in things we did both sides of the ball that blew the scoreline out.”
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