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It's to be pretty darn windy here tomorrow and I don't rate Finn's up and unders or the back line's ability to capitalise on them. Whereas Sexbot and Murray will be licking their lips. I think this can go one of two ways depending on team tactics.
1) Scotland underperform like Italy in a big match, dont execute an expansive gameplan, botch early opportunities and fade out of the game.
2) Townsend, like last week, moves further away from the tactics that worked in the first two matches and played to the strengths of Finn and the backs. So early phase kicking, insolence concealing frustration from Finn and another post match fall out between coach and talisman.
I think we saw slight elements of both in Paris and think Ireland are far far less forgiving an opponent than France in terms of giving you opportunities to bounce back into a match.
Either way, I just have a feeling Scotland are due an absolute mare and a sense of being 'back to square 1' like Italy.
Ireland by 27
1) Scotland underperform like Italy in a big match, dont execute an expansive gameplan, botch early opportunities and fade out of the game.
2) Townsend, like last week, moves further away from the tactics that worked in the first two matches and played to the strengths of Finn and the backs. So early phase kicking, insolence concealing frustration from Finn and another post match fall out between coach and talisman.
I think we saw slight elements of both in Paris and think Ireland are far far less forgiving an opponent than France in terms of giving you opportunities to bounce back into a match.
Either way, I just have a feeling Scotland are due an absolute mare and a sense of being 'back to square 1' like Italy.
Ireland by 27
