Garry Ringrose calls on Ireland team-mates to come out of their shells

Garry Ringrose is set to resume his midfield partnership with Robbie Henshaw when Andy Farrell names his side for the trip to Scotland

Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier at Ireland squad training at Carton House. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Garry Ringrose has urged his Ireland team-mates to come out of their shells or risk defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday.

The centre, set to resume his midfield partnership with Robbie Henshaw when Andy Farrell names his side for the fourth-round Guinness Six Nations away trip this afternoon, has experienced first-hand the cost of not matching Scottish intensity when Ireland were caught cold in Edinburgh in 2017. They conceded three tries in 28 minutes in their first-round game and trailed 21-8 at half-time.