Kidney: Plenty still at stake

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has reminded his players that while the RBS 6 Nations title is unobtainable, tomorrow’s clash with Scotland remains of critical importance.

The seedings for the 2015 World Cup pool stages will be determined by the International Rugby Board world rankings at the end of the year and Ireland have eight matches to ensure they finish inside the top eight and thus avoid the nightmare scenario of being drawn in a group alongside two major nations.