Updated / Friday, 12 Mar 2021
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Rob Herring (left) tackles Scotland s Blade Thomson during the Autumn Nations Cup
Donal Lenihan is expecting Andy Farrell s Ireland side to adopt a tried and tested template against Scotland in their Six Nations clash on Sunday at Murrayfield.
While there are calls for a more expansive game plan in attack, a more structured game based around territory and set-piece supremacy has tended to see Ireland emerge victorious in their most recent match-ups against Scotland.
Speaking on RTÉ s
Morning Ireland ahead of Friday s naming of the starting XV and match-day squad, former Ireland captain Lenihan predicted that Farrell will go for what has tended to work previously, albeit against an opponent that is improving on its past weaknesses at set-piece.
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Updated / Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
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Garry Ringrose is tackled by France s centre Gael Fickou
For casual observers on Sunday, it was pretty easy to draw a contrast between the way Ireland and France attacked.
While the French appeared far more fluid and off-the-cuff, the Irish attack continues to appear blunt.
But it wasn t a simple case of Les Bleus being unstructured in their approach in opposition territory or Ireland being structured. Both were structured but as Bernard Jackman explained on the
RTÉ Rugby Podcast, the difference lies in how the sides differ within the confines of their respective systems.