David Wallace admits Georgia's courageous display against Argentina has emphasised the challenge Ireland face in qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals.
Georgia and Namibia were expected to be Pool D's whipping boys, providing the heavyweights with a ready supply of points ahead of a possible three-way tie to progress further in the tournament.
But the Georgians' bruising 33-3 defeat by Argentina and Namibia's remarkable performance against Ireland has forced accepted thinking to be hastily revised.
The emerging nations may struggle to maintain their rousing start to the World Cup, especially Georgia who will have played their second game in five days when they face Ireland on Saturday.
But Wallace believes their heroics so far suggest the 'group of death', which also contains France, will be even more gruelling than first thought.
"After watching Georgia we know it's not going to be an easy pool, that's for sure," said the Munster openside. "Georgia and Namibia have shown they haven't come here to make up the numbers, they won't lie down and be beaten.
"It means that we'll have to work hard in every game. It will be intense when we play Georgia and we'll have to play a lot better than we did against Namibia. We'll have to hold on to the ball a lot more and try to break them down rather than trying to score tries from everywhere.
"We need to be more clinical in our basics and try keep things a bit more simple."
Argentina, completing a punishing schedule of two games in five days themselves, had to wait until the final seconds to claim the crucial bonus point. As expected, last night's display underlined Georgia's greatest strength lies in a hard pack, most of whom play professionally for French clubs.
But Wallace saw glimpses of brilliance from the backs that he believes makes them a more rounded side than they are given credit for.
"Georgia looked very physical and hard to break down. But their fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili looked a good passer and was able spin the ball wide," he said "They showed some good skills in the backs, so are capable of playing an open game too. The match went as we thought it would.
"Argentina's fitness told in the end but if the Georgians had got a lucky break they would have been able to hold out for a little bit longer. I'm not sure what sort of team Georgia will put out against us but there is only a few days between each game, so that is sure to affect their thinking.
"They'll have taken great confidence from that match and that will make them more dangerous against us. We would have preferred it had Argentina had not got a bonus point. Argentina will be in contention for winning this group, so it could prove crucial for them."
