Simon Easterby: Ireland need to play the game rather than the occasion 

STRETCH IT OUT: James Ryan, left, and Conor Murray during the Ireland rugby captain's run at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Simon Easterby has stressed the need for Ireland to play the game rather than the occasion when they face Scotland in Sunday’s Six Nations encounter in Murrayfield.

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