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Match liveblog: Western Force vs British and Irish Lions

RTÉ Sport Journalist It's been hard to flick through the papers or move the dial for the last two weeks without coming across a former international scoffing at the notion that a game against the worst team in Six Nations history was a test of character. Veni, vidi, vici, it certainly was not; Roman holiday is closer to the truth. Not only do Franco Smith's side, hammered 48-7 by Wales yesterday for a 31st consecutive Six Nations beating, look a third-rate outfit, they now look like many of their players don’t know some of the basic rules of the game.

Scotland to come out on top against Ireland Date published: March 12 2021 Scotland will be eager to end a five-game losing streak against Ireland when they meet in the Six Nations at Murrayfield on Sunday. Not since 2017 have the Scots got one over the men in green but they will fancy their chances of changing that this weekend, especially on their home patch. Despite their opening weekend win over England, it has been a frustrating Six Nations thus far for Gregor Townsend’s outfit, as they were unable to back up that victory against Wales in Round Two before their meeting with France was ...

. We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences REFRESHED OR RUSTY? Like all of their rivals, Ireland had their scheduled off-week last weekend but for Scotland, their stretch without a game goes back all the way to their 13 February loss to Wales due to the postponement of their round three clash against France. But will having that long hiatus stand to the Scots or will it leave them somewhat ...

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