Andy Farrell has kept faith with the Ireland starting XV from the defeat to England hoping they redeem themselves by beating Scotland on Saturday to secure back-to-back Six Nations titles.
Andy Farrell has kept faith with the Ireland starting XV from the defeat to England hoping they redeem themselves by beating Scotland on Saturday to secure back-to-back Six Nations titles. Farrell admitted the Irish could have no complaints their 11 match Six Nations winning run and hopes of historic back to back Grand Slams had been ended as they had been beaten by the better team.
Nevertheless their three previous victories had been so dominant Farrell believes they deserve another chance and gain their reward in emulating his predecessor Joe Schmidt, in 2014/15, with successive titles. The only changes to the matchday 23 comes on the replacements bench with Farrell opting for a 5/3 forwards-backs split. Ireland suffered from having only two backs — and one scrum-half in Conor Murray — on the bench against England with both Calvin Nash and Ciaran Frawley going off with head knocks. Nash has been passed fit and starts but Frawley drops out altogether, with his Leinster teammates, flyhalf Harry Byrne and centre Garry Ringrose, called up to be the replacement
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