Atonement time, but Ireland wary of Scottish tricks

The winds of Storm Erik tore through Edinburgh last night as the perfect prelude to an afternoon at Murrayfield today that Ireland supporters are hoping will bring a whirlwind of a different kind.

A week on from being blown off course by the humbling experience of a home defeat to a wrathful England side, Ireland are now tasked with channelling their own anger into a much improved, more intense performance of greater accuracy and sharper decision-making against Scotland in order to get their Guinness Six Nations title defence back on the right path.