Why the Scots are the most frustrating foes

NOT one of the four half backs that started for Ireland or Scotland last time out in the Six Nations feature tomorrow at Murrayfield — with only Tomás O’Leary excluded on the grounds of injury.

Even at that, he was coming under pressure to retain his place.

In essence, neither management team was entirely convinced about the ability of their original combinations — O’Leary-Sexton or Lawson-Parks — to steer the ship in what amounts to a must win game for both teams tomorrow.