When the Scottish pressure comes on, I’m backing Ireland to deliver, writes Gordon D'Arcy
. That’s the beauty of sport, the fact that anything is possible. Pressure has bent expectation out of shape, rendered teams unrecognisable as the hottest of favourites have wilted under the spotlight.
Dan Parks kicked us off the pitch in 2010, left us feeling numb and shell-shocked in our last game at Croke Park. Look at the weekend just gone, Munster and Connacht nearly came a cropper in matches they should have won in a canter. The Scottish and Irish teams thrive with the new extended ball in play time, numbers that hit the high 30s to a tournament-leading 46 minutes in Ireland’s victory over France in Dublin. Games have less structure, particularly in defence and kicking and this has been manna from heaven for Finn Russell.He is benefiting greatly from the solid platform provided by his tight five as well as the calm presence Sione Tuipulotu brings outside him.
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