Scots will have to temper speed game with tackling to improve their record of four wins from 20 Six Nations meetingsThe more things change … there is more than the whiff of a fresh breeze whistling through
Dublin this weekend, however familiar the bite of wind on our faces at the Aviva Stadium, but no one should expect too great a deviance from the usual narrative when
Ireland entertain Scotland.
Andy Farrell begins his tenure as Ireland head coach, stepping up one rung with the departure of Joe Schmidt after the latter’s reign of unparalleled success, touching the heights, albeit briefly, of the top of World Rugby’s ranking system. Some might argue that Ireland’s ongoing failure to solve the problem of a
World Cup makes pressing the need for change, but history suggests these long-term projects involve lengthy acclimatisation to each and every level attained.