Gregor Townsend has wiped Scotland’s World Cup slate clean – but warned his team they have to put up a better fight against Ireland than they did four months ago. Scotland crashed out of the 2019 Rugby World Cup at the pool stage (David Davies/PA)The Scots will have the chance to avenge their defeat to Ireland on Saturday as they kick off their Guinness Six Nations campaign at the Aviva Stadium. TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland team named to face Ireland in the opening round of the 2020 #GuinnessSixNations in Dublin. “We are looking to impose our game on Ireland but we know that won’t be easy. Andy Farrell has taken over as Ireland head coach (Brian Lawless/PA)“Ireland, out of all the teams in world rugby, make you tackle the most.

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2020 15:22 UTC