John Barclay helped Scotland reclaim the Calcutta Cup by beating England for the first time in a decade last month
National stereotypes be damned, this afternoon's clash of contrasting styles at the Aviva Stadium might be an indication of where the game of rugby union is headed.
Hemorrhaging penalties at a debilitating rate and failing to make any meaningful impression on the home defence, their rule over Europe ended meekly with the Six Nations trophy that is destined for Dublin sat on the sidelines. It's pragmatism against the dreamers, Ireland's attritional game of brute force against Scotland's up tempo self-proclaimed "fastest game on the planet".
The Six Nations is an unforgiving arena and they now face a rampant Ireland, gunning for the Grand Slam on St Patrick's Day at Twickenham.
Schmidt for his part said the title should be enjoyed by all those who had missed out either through injury or just not getting game time. Why, statistically they have the most off-loads in the championship so far. "This Irish team won't be happy unless they do that". The 21-year-old Ulster star now boasts 10 tries in just eight Test matches.
And you can't argue with results, even if the outside of the Emerald Isle some are snottily holding their nose.
Ireland wouldn't have a Grand Slam shot against England next weekend if Sexton hadn't kicked a 45-meter dropped goal in the 83rd minute to beat France 15-13 in Paris in the opening round.
"They're all important games but it's a big game with what happened in the past". It's a very unusual feeling to win the Championship with a game to go, and so much still to play for.
"Sometimes we get institutionalised in the way we look at things and the way that we work, so for me to have somebody who works in a different environment, who worked at the World Cup at Japan with Eddie previously, it's a big advantage to me to have somebody else to call on to look at the things that we do". It is always hard to pick up players when you have lost two matches in succession but that is the challenge for us.
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With a man in the bin, England won the scrum penalty and cleared but minutes later they were on the back foot once again as another infringement at the breakdown saw Machenaud push the French lead out to two scores. It won't be uppermost in our thinking because you can be distracted looking back when you need to be moving forward.
"There was a fair bit of collision stuff out there".
John Barclay admits Brian O'Driscoll was spot on by claiming Scotland's can not be considered genuine NatWest 6 Nations title contenders until they find a cure for their travel sickness. It's a very attritional game, they hold on to the ball for long periods of time and don't give away many turnovers, so you've got to apply pressure on those two guys. That means trying for charge downs and we'll do it within the laws, as we've always done.
"We are not learning quickly enough and I am not sure why".
Scotland are actually happy that the ref is Wayne Barnes, who they think will want a contest at the breakdown.
"If we play with that intensity and that accuracy we should be in a good position". "Ireland have some good guys in this area too".
"I wanted the team to be close to the best during the tournament", France coach Jacques Brunel said.
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