PARIS – Ireland’s victory over defending champions South Africa two weeks ago has been hailed as one of the great Rugby World Cup performances and they will not wish to spoil that by losing to Scotland on Saturday.
Several members of the squad have endured heartbreak at previous World Cups and, driven on by talismanic captain Johnny Sexton, who retires after the tournament, they will be hungry to put the game to bed early on.
The number one ranked team in the world will qualify for the knock-out stages…
