O'Driscoll not focused on winning championship

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has said he would take a one-point victory over Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations game, choosing to concentrate on Ireland's target of a fifth Triple Crown in seven years rather than winning the championship.

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has said he would take a one-point victory over Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations game, choosing to concentrate on Ireland's target of a fifth Triple Crown in seven years rather than winning the championship.

Ireland not only need to beat Scotland by a sizeable margin but they also need England to beat France for O'Driscoll and co to overcome the 50-point margin to beat France to the Six Nations title.

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