Scotland bid to keep Six Nations title hopes alive against Ireland

EDINBURGH: Scotland will be seeking to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive when they host Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

AFP Sports picks out three talking points as Gregor Townsend’s men look to snap a run of five straight defeats against the Irish.

Russell magic

Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell and captain Johnny Sexton agree this is the best Scotland side for two decades and Finn Russell is the main threat.

Adding spice to the encounter in Edinburgh is that both Russell and Sexton are competing for a spot on the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa.

“He (Russell) is obviously a big threat for us, knowing he has a full box of tricks he tries to pull out in most games,” said Sexton.

“He is a threat to the line…