Both Ireland and Scotland have made changes to their centre pairings for their Six Nations clash on Sunday. Ireland's Simon Easterby has promoted Robbie Henshaw to partner Bundee Aki, while Scotland are testing different combinations after Sione Tuipulotu's injury. The midfield battle promises to be a key matchup in the game.
IRELAND AND SCOTLAND have both changed up their centre pairings for Sunday’s Six Nations meeting in Edinburgh , and that midfield battle looks set to be one of the most intriguing match-ups on the day.
Advertisement Jordan wins just his fifth cap and starts a Test game at 12 for the first time, having featured twice at 15 and twice off the bench in November. The Glasgow back, who plays most of his rugby at out-half, is a different type of player to McDowell, who offers power and a strong defensive game – as evident in his impressive display against Ireland last year.
Ireland will be wary of his running threat. Jones ran good support lines for his first two tries against Italy but his third highlighted his quick thinking and sharp footwork as he evaded three Italian defenders to score. The Glasgow player has now scored 22 tries in his 54 Tests and Townsend will have been encouraged to see Jones still manage to find those pockets of space without having Tuipulotu there to break down the door with his powerful ball-carrying.
With Henshaw coming in to partner Aki, Ireland might look to get more momentum through their own ball-carrying. It’s also possible Henshaw’s more subtle defensive approach has been deemed a better fit for facing Finn Russell and Co, with Ringrose revelling as a shooter in Jacques Nienaber’s system at Leinster.
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