Sean Lamont is determined to maintain the highest of standards every time he pulls on a Scotland jersey and is eager to do as instructed and run at Ireland in tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations showdown at Murrayfield.

SLOPPY execution, poor decision-making and too many turnovers. But enough about Scotland. Tomorrow’s game at Murrayfield is one in which Ireland, too, desperately need to click back into gear.

LEINSTER Rugby and Sean O’Brien breathed a sigh of relief last night when the player was found not guilty of any offence during the Magners League game against Treviso at the weekend.

Ireland lock Donncha O'Callaghan is ready for another "hugely demanding" Heineken Cup assignment in France tomorrow when holders Munster tackle Clermont Auvergne.