Gregor Townsend has a tough task as Ireland have won the last nine matches against Scotland while Warren Gatland said he ‘loves’ the pressure of avoiding the wooden spoon with Wales
Gregor Townsend admits Scotland will have to “do something special” in Dublin as he challenged them to score at least 20 points against Ireland and give themselves a fighting chance of a first triple crown since 1990.
Townsend conceded there is a sense of regret that Scotland – who have two wins out of four so far – are not heading to Ireland with a genuine chance of winning the title. “The frustration is that we’re not going to Dublin on the back of four wins,” he said. “We feel we had a win taken away from us against France, and obviously Italy deserved their win but we feel we could have been better that day.
Calvin Nash has overcome the head knock which forced him off inside five minutes of the last-gasp 23-22 loss at Twickenham to retain his place on the right wing. Garry Ringrose, who is yet to feature in this year’s championship after a shoulder issue, is named among the replacements Ronan Kelleher, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Ryan Baird, Jack Conan, Conor Murray and Harry Byrne.
“You find out so much more about individuals when you are under pressure. And that is what international sport and professional sport is all about, whether you are playing for grand slams or you are at the other end of the table and fighting for survival and fighting to make sure we get a win on the weekend.”The Wales head coach, Warren Gatland, says ‘you find out so much more about individuals when you are under pressure’.
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