Ireland have won their last eight meetings with Scotland and the world No. We’re essentially into knockout rugby now,” said Beirne. There’s a feeling around the group that this is it now for us, we need to continue to step it up week on week. That starts on Saturday.”Beirne, who will start in the second row against Scotland, also paid tribute to his Ireland and Munster team-mate Peter O’Mahony. “He’s always one of the last in the team room having a cup of tea with the lads and chatting away.

Source: The Herald October 06, 2023 21:07 UTC