Gregor Townsend and his players won’t be short of motivation this weekend.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Tours THIS NEXT WEEK is not going to be a tough one for Gregor Townsend on the motivational front.
There’s no doubt that the Scots will be looking to deliver the game of their lives next Saturday at Stade de France. Ireland are 12-point favourites in some quarters, but Townsend’s men are backing themselves. Experienced back row Hamish Watson pointed out that while Ireland are a superb team, they will be the ones bearing the weight of expectation.“They are looking very good, number one team in the world and quite rightly so as they’ve been playing well for two years or even longer now.
“We owe them one. The last time we beat Ireland was 2017 in the Six Nations, not many boys would have been involved in that one. It’s been a long time since we beat Ireland and we are playing them at their best. They have won 15 in a row or so [16], and they looked great against South Africa. That’s the way we like it, when we go in as underdogs and a bit written off.”
The Scots recognise that they will need to go to another level next weekend. They were disappointed with the 18-3 defeat to South Africa in their opening game and recognise how hard Ireland will make their lives.
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